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Retrograde cerebral embolism and pulmonary embolism caused by patent ductus arteriosus: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Although rare, paradoxical embolism sometimes occurs with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). This study presents a case of PDA-associated paradoxical embolism with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and pulmonary embolism (PE) following thoracoscopic ...
Jian Li, Tihua Liu, Qinfeng Rong
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Myocardial Infarction Caused by Presumed Paradoxical Embolism via a Patent Foramen Ovale.

Circulation Journal, 2017
BACKGROUND Despite several negative prospective randomized trials on the efficacy of patent foramen ovale (PFO) occlusion, the discussion on indications is ongoing.
F. Kleber, Telse Hauschild, A. Schulz, Anne Winkelmann, L. Bruch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Migraine and patent foramen ovale: correlation, coexistence, dependence. A narrative review

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.
Plain Language Summary This review looked at what scientists know about the connection between migraine and a small heart opening called a patent foramen ovale (PFO). It showed that people with migraine, especially with aura, often have PFO, but it is not certain whether closing this heart opening helps prevent strokes in these patients.
Olga Grodzka, Michał Borończyk, Anna Zduńska, Julia Węgrzynek‐Gallina, Izabela Domitrz, Anetta Lasek‐Bal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vacuum-Assisted Thrombo-Aspiration for Paradoxical Embolism in Left Renal Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Vascular Specialist International
Paradoxical embolism through the foramen ovale is a rare and devastating event requiring urgent treatment. Herein, we present the case of a 23-year-old male who presented with a pulmonary embolism complicated by a left renal artery paradoxical embolism ...
Dimitrios Diamantopoulos-Kogkas, Pavlos Georgiou, Christos Pitros, Chrysanthi Papageorgopoulou, Marios Papasotiriou, Nikolaos Karydis, Nikolaos Koutsoyiannis, Athina Mougiou, Konstantinos Katsanos, Spyros Papadoulas   +9 more
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Classification of Platelet‐Activating Anti‐Platelet Factor 4 Disorders

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The prototypic anti‐platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder—heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT)—features immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibodies that activate platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils in a mainly heparin‐dependent fashion via Fcγ receptor‐dependent cellular activation.
Theodore E. Warkentin
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebral Infarction by Paradoxical Gas Embolism During Laparoscopic Liver Resection with Injury of the Hepatic Vessels in a Patient without a Right-to-Left Systemic Shunt

The American journal of case reports, 2017
Patient: Male, 60 Final Diagnosis: Hepatocellular carcinoma Symptoms: None Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Hepatectomy Specialty: Surgery Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is believed to be the safest gas for ...
T. Kawahara, M. Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Mariko Tanaka, K. Imai, J. Sawada, T. Kunisawa, H. Furukawa   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stroke and Bleeding Risks in Atrial Fibrillation Are Not Static but Dynamic: A Dynamic Assessment of CHA2DS2‐VASc and HAS‐BLED Scores in the Iranian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (IRAF)

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Proper stroke and bleeding risk assessment is an essential part of clinical decision‐making in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aims to determine whether the dynamic assessment of CHA2DS2‐VASc and HAS‐BLED scores over time enhances stroke and bleeding risk prediction.
Amir Askarinejad, Tommaso Bucci, Enrico Tartaglia, Michele Rossi, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Majid Haghjoo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patent With Patent Foramen Ovale

Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2019
During the recent years, paradoxical embolism and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) have drawn great attention because of their strong correlation with cryptogenic stroke in young patients.
Behshad Pazooki, Hanieh Radkhah, Alborz Sherafati   +2 more
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Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism and Impending Paradoxical Embolism After COVID-19 Vaccination

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2023
Stuart W. Grant, A. Macnab, Ioannis Dimarakis   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale, pulmonary embolism and paradoxical embolism: a rare trifecta

BMJ Case Reports, 2018
A 55-year-old male presented to the emergency room after awakening with left facial droop, left-sided weakness and garbled speech. Vitals were significant for hypotension (73/43 mm Hg) and hypothermia (35.3°C).
Rachel S Dada, Jafar Dada, Murad Abdelsalam, Yashwant Agrawal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source