This updated number puts the P. cynomolgi pir gene repertoire at a similar size to that of P. vivax (1,216), while P. ovale curtisi has an even larger repertoire (1,949). (wellcomeopenresearch.org)
«Long - term outcomes of patent foramen ovale closure or medical therapy after stroke.» (clinicalresearchforum.org)
The risk of arterial clotting can lead to stroke, and heart attack; those of venous clot can lead to a deadly pulmonary embolus, or in those with a patent (still open) foramen ovale in the heart, to a paradoxical embolus to the brain and a stroke. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)