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  • I will now outline some applications of the theories PFO and PFO+.

    Plural Quantification Linnebo, Øystein 2008

  • It is often claimed that the theories PFO and PFO+ qualify as

    Plural Quantification Linnebo, Øystein 2008

  • In the next section, where various applications of plural quantification will be discussed, I will carefully note which strains of the notion of logicality our theories PFO and PFO+ must possess for the various applications of them to succeed.

    Plural Quantification Linnebo, Øystein 2008

  • PFO Closure : A device that closes a tiny hole in the heart called a PFO proved no better than standard blood-thinning drugs to prevent recurrent strokes in patients who have already suffered a stroke or mini-stroke of unknown cause.

    Four Heart Treatments Questioned In Studies Ron Winslow 2010

  • One of the treatments — a procedure called a PFO closure in which a device is deployed to seal a tiny hole in the heart — is performed thousands of times a year in an effort to prevent recurrent strokes in patients who have previously suffered a stroke of unknown cause.

    Four Heart Treatments Questioned In Studies Ron Winslow 2010

  • About 15 percent of us are born with a small hole in our heart called a PFO patent foramen ovales.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • About 15 percent of us are born with a small hole in our heart called a PFO patent foramen ovales.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Heart birth defects, such as a little hole in the heart known as a PFO, and blood-clotting disorders also tend to cause strokes more often in younger people than in seniors.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com AP 2012

  • Heart birth defects, such as a little hole in the heart known as a PFO, and blood-clotting disorders also tend to cause strokes more often in younger people than in seniors.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com AP 2012

  • Heart birth defects, such as a little hole in the heart known as a PFO, and blood-clotting disorders also tend to cause strokes more often in younger people than in seniors.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com CP 2012

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  • Supposedly medical slang for 'pissed, fell over' as cause of injury.

    May 11, 2020