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Divernet are reporting that "A massive proportion of the most common types of decompression illness among divers are a direct result of patent foramen ovale (PFO)". Nasty stuff as one in four people are affected.

Deep stops and pure O2 safety stops anyone?  
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<font color='#000080'>How can you find out if you have one of these things? Can I assume that after a load of diving, including some fairly aggressive profiles, that I don't have one? Or is it something that could open if I go crazy with it?

Just had a look at the Divernet article, and it seems to think it's sufficiently difficult to have a PFO test that they only do it if you've been bent.
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Try this (highly cheerful) link. There is a bit on PFO testing on it.

I believe the official NHS line is to test you once you have an unexplained bend.
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