![]() ![]() This article was originally published on TODAY. She said that with time, the heart tissue in her body will grow over the closure device. “What happened with me is my blood clot actually escaped through the flap, or the hole in my heart, and it traveled to my brain and that is why I suffered a TIA.”īieber said that she ultimately underwent a procedure to close the PFO. “The conclusion was that I had a blood clot that traveled into my heart and instead of - what typically happens if you have a small blood clot is that the heart will filter the blood clot to your lungs and your lungs will absorb it,” she said. ![]() Her doctors attributed the mini stroke to three possible factors, which included her birth control pills, a recent COVID-19 diagnosis, as well being diagnosed with a grade 5 PFO. Justin Bieber’s former pastor Carl Lentz had multiple affairs before his Hillsong firing, according to a man reported to be the church’s founder in an alleged audio leak obtained by Page Six. Justin Bieber is dismissing reports that he’s training to become a man of the cloth. The clot was categorized as a transient ischemic attack, or TIA, which according to the American Stroke Association is a “a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain." ![]() Update your settings here to see it.Īt the hospital she said doctors were able to determine she experienced a small blood clot in her brain. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. PFOs are not the cause of most strokes, however, having a PFO can increase the risk of stroke in some individuals.Īccording to the American Heart Association, more than a quarter of the population has a PFO and most people experience no adverse health effects. While most PFOs do not cause symptoms and don’t require treatment, some can lead to complications, such as a stroke. What is a PFO?Īccording to UCLA Health, a PFO is a "small hole between the 2 upper chambers of the heart, the right and the left atrium." The right and left atria are normally separated by the atrial septum, which stops blood from flowing between the two chambers, but with a PFO, a small amount of blood can flow between both atria.īefore birth, the hole between atria is common, but in most individuals, it will close after birth, according to UCLA Health. In a series of slides shared March 10, Bieber aimed to use her platform to raise awareness of what PFO is, citing information from UCLA Health and the university’s medical school. “I don’t have endometriosis or PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) but I have gotten an ovarian cyst a few times and it’s never fun.” “I have a cyst on my ovary the size of an apple,” the 26-year-old said in an Instagram story. ![]()
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