High-grade patent foramen ovale is a risk factor of unprovoked decompression sickness in recreational divers.

CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that a high-grade PFO was a major risk factor for unprovoked DCS in recreational scuba divers. PMID: 31255461 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research