| Paradoxical Embolus Caught in Transit through a Patent Foramen Ovale. | |
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PMID: 21158915 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Diagnosing a paradoxical embolism is challenging, and it can be proven only if the thrombus is identified across the intracardiac defect. Very few cases have been diagnosed as an impending paradoxical embolism. Recently, the diagnosis and management of these entities have greatly improved with the advent of transesophageal echocardiography (compared with transthoracic echocardiography). Pulmonary hypertension may cause right-to-left shunting across a patent foramen ovale and predispose development of a paradoxical embolism. We report a patient with an impending paradoxical embolism that was caught in transit across the patent foramen ovale. The patient was treated successfully with emergent surgery. (J Card Surg ****;**:**-**). |
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Dipesh K Shah; Matthew J Ritter; Lawrence J Sinak; John A Miller; Thoralf M Sundt |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-16 |
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Title: Journal of cardiac surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1540-8191 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8908809 Medline TA: J Card Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Anesthesiology Division of Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. |
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