| Massive pulmonary embolism and acute limb ischaemia in a patient of hereditary spherocytosis and patent foramen ovale. | |
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PMID: 20619736 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Paradoxical embolism accounts for 2% of patients who present with acute arterial embolism of extremities. We report a case of a 41 year-old male with hereditary spherocytosis who presented to the emergency department with acute limb ischaemia and pulmonary embolism. On further evaluation, he was found to have patent foramen ovale (PFO) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), leading to paradoxical embolism. The purpose of this report is to emphasise that in a patient presenting with acute limb ischaemia without an obvious systemic arterial embolic source, an evaluation for a right-to-left shunting lesion, especially PFO, should be performed. |
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S K Agarwal; A S Binbrek; James A Thompson; Safia A P Siddiqui |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-07-08 |
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Title: Heart, lung & circulation Volume: 19 ISSN: 1444-2892 ISO Abbreviation: Heart Lung Circ Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100963739 Medline TA: Heart Lung Circ Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 742-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Rashid Hospital, PO Box 4545, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. skacardio@yahoo.com |
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