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Stroke and Respiratory Failure: Mind the Shunt!

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
When stroke patients present with respiratory failure, the first thought that clinicians have is that it is probably related to aspiration pneumonia. However, other causes should be considered, such as intracardiac or intrapulmonary shunts, that could ...
Diana Mano, Patrícia Campos, Bruno Vale, Alexandre Pinto   +3 more
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CT Diagnosis of Paradoxical Embolism via a Patent Foramen Ovale in a Patient with a Pulmonary Embolism and Prominent Eustachian Valve

대한영상의학회지, 2021
While there is a high prevalence of patent foramen ovale in adults, paradoxical embolism via a patent foramen ovale is rare. Previous echocardiographic studies indicated that paradoxical embolism might only occur in patients with high-risk features of ...
Min Ji Son, Seung Min Yoo, Charles S White   +2 more
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When in Trouble Think of the Bubble: Paradoxical Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021
Air embolism (a result of direct communication with the vasculature and an external pressure gradient from the gastrointestinal or the biliary tract), although rare, is a potentially devastating adverse event seen in endoscopic retrograde ...
Konstantinos Ekmektzoglou, Georgios Alexandrakis, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Panagiotis Tsibouris, Chrysostomos Kalantzis, Erasmia Vlachou, Periklis Apostolopoulos   +6 more
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Recurrent Episodes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Paradoxical Coronary Artery Embolism

Cardiogenetics, 2022
Coronary artery embolism is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction, attributed to approximately 10% of all paradoxical embolisms. It is a condition that should be considered in patients who present with chest pain and have a low overall risk of ...
Mita Singh, Ana Teresa Gomes, Paul Hill, Ansuman Saha   +3 more
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Clinical case of a paradoxical embolism that caused an acute myocardial infarction after deep vein thrombosis

Атеротромбоз, 2020
Paradoxical thromboembolism due to the presence of an patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rather rare phenomenon, especially when an embolism results in acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Yu. V. Larchikova, A. D. Ehrlikh, I. N. Smetanina, N. Yu. Zheltov   +3 more
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Paradoxical Embolism After a Traffic Accident: A Rare Case of Thrombus Entrapped in a Patent Foramen Ovale

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2021
Paradoxical embolism is the passage of a thrombus formed in the venous system through shunts in the lung or heart into the systemic circulation. The most common intracardiac shunt is a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the transition of a thrombus formed
Şerif Ahmet Kandemir, Yakup Alsancak, Ahmet Seyfeddin Gürbüz, Mehmet Akif Düzenli   +3 more
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Paradoxical embolism, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007
Introduction Coexistence of pulmonary embolism and systemic arterial embolism suggest the diagnosis of paradoxical embolism which suggests the presence of intracardiac defects such as patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Guo Shan, Roberts Ingram, Missri Jose
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Loss of vision after transurethral resection of prostate: A case report

Urology Case Reports, 2021
The overall complication rate of Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) is about 11.1%. Amongst all complications, ocular complications are one of the rarest.
Sepideh Emami, Fatima Alfaham, Behnam Shakiba, Mehran Moghimian, Zahra Mirzaasgari   +4 more
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Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
There are different sources of cerebral emboli, including cardiac embolism, extracranial arterial embolism, paradoxical embolism, trauma, and iatrogenic embolism. In rare cases, atypical sources should be ruled out.
Iyad Farouji, MD, Laura Hernandez, MD, Arwa Battah, MD, Theodore DaCosta, DO, Preet Randhawa, MD, Ahsan Khan, DO   +5 more
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The diagnosis and treatment of paradoxical embolism: a systematic review [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2016
One in five adults has patent foramen ovale (PFO), which is typically without symptoms. Because of the low pressure in both atria and the anatomical position of the septum secundum, there is no left-to-right shunting and little right-to-left shunting in ...
Atooshe Rohani
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