*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • Articles on strokes or TIAs rarely mention that they can be caused by a congenital heart defect. I had a family ...

There’s a good chance you may be walking around with a hole in your heart. “It’s as common as having blue eyes or being left-handed,” said Dr. Phillip Horwitz, a cardiologist and the executive ...

‘This time last year I had a procedure done to close a hole I had in my heart known as a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale)following having a transient stroke,’ Hailey Bieber wrote on Instagram yesterday.

He is expected to miss the next four to six weeks, ending his season before the Penguins' final game against the Washington Capitals (51-21-9) on Thursday. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang underwent ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Articles on strokes or TIAs rarely mention that they can be caused by a congenital heart defect. I had a family member with a patent foramen ovale, found at age 54, after he'd had ...