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Please help! what is the disorder where a babys foramen ovale does not close at birth?
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Normal: It is not abnormal for the foramen ovale to stay open after birth for a period of time. In neonates who are found to have an isolated pfo by color doppler echocardiography in the first few days of life almost 100% will no longer have evidence of a pfo at one year.
Answered 1/20/2014
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