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| Originally Posted by pressure tested So what is actually involved in being tested for a PFO. |
I've just come back from one just now actually.
First step was echo cardio-gram, basically just to check that your heart is normal and if there are visible signs of a PFO. Mine showed up normal, but as I had an 'undeserved bend' (there's a thread on here about it for background) he then did a contrast test.
This involved injecting a solution mixed with your own blood in to your blodd stream to test for any 'shunting' between atrium in the heart.
Mine came up positive, so there you go.
It's up to you whether you want it done or not, but I'd be a tad wary about some of the advice in this thread.
I have never once suffered from a migraine.
If 10% of the population have a PFO, then why would this shoot up to 33% in the case of divers?
I'm bloody glad I found in the way I did on a fairly long but shallow dive near a pot.