Hailey Bieber Reflects On Her "Mini Stroke" 1 Year Later

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Hailey Bieber discussed her "mini stroke" one year afterward on Friday.

Hailey Bieber reflected on suffering a "mini stroke" one year after the fact on her Instagram Story, Friday. In doing so, the 26-year-old model shared various information about Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO). With the condition, a hole exists between the left and right sides of her heart.

"Can't believe it's been one year since I suffered a mini stroke that led to my PFO diagnosis," Hailey said. "Given that it's the one-year mark from such a life-changing event, I wanted to share all the information I've learned about PFO and share resources to donate."

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Hailey noted that PFO is the most common type of congenital heart condition, and affects 20% of people "with 60% occurrence among 1st degree relatives." She cited information from UCLA Health, where she went after her mini-stroke. "PFO is a passage way between the left and right atria of the heart. It exists in everyone before birth, but in most people closes after birth but doesn’t close for around one out of every four people," she further added in another slide on her Instagram story.

Hailey first detailed suffering the mini-stroke during a YouTube video published in April 2022. She explained that she was having a typical morning and eating breakfast with her husband when "and all of a sudden I felt this really weird sensation that kind of like traveled down my arm from my shoulder all the way down to my fingertips and it made my fingertips feel really numb and weird."

"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 the heart will filter the blood clot to your lungs. And your lungs will absorb the blood clot because the lungs are so big, and they can handle it," she continued. "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."

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