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Impending Paradoxical Embolism [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1998
The advent of echocardiography has led to the more frequent discovery of impending paradoxical embolism. Paradoxical embolism should be considered whenever there is an arterial embolism from an unidentified source in the presence of a concomitant venous thromboembolic phenomenon.
R R, Meacham, A S, Headley, M S, Bronze, J B, Lewis, M M, Rester   +4 more
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Case Report: Residual Atrial Shunt Lesions in Aging Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: An Underestimated Risk of Stroke?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
We report two cases of paradoxical cerebral embolism in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) with residual atrial shunt lesions, a 59 year-old male patient with partial detachment of a surgical ASD closure patch, and a 57 year-old male patient ...
Matthias Schneider, Matthias Schneider, Varius Dannenberg, Bernd Opgen-Rhein, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Burkert Pieske, Burkert Pieske, Burkert Pieske, Burkert Pieske, Harald Gabriel, Leif-Hendrik Boldt, Leif-Hendrik Boldt   +12 more
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Young patient`s secondary prevention in ischemic stroke with the percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale and postoperative repermeabilisation – case report [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2021
Introduction. Cryptogenic stroke represents 25% of all cases. Paradoxical embolism is a common case in people under 45 years old who have patent foramen ovale. Case presentation.
Teodor-Valentin Stanciu, Bianca Nemes, Diana Mariesan, Vitalie Vacaras, Dafin Fior Muresanu   +4 more
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Impending paradoxical embolism [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2007
A 52-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE). Transthoracic echocardiography revealed right ventricular dysfunction and disclosed an echogenic serpentine mass in all four heart …
Peter, Verhamme, Wim, Anné, Lieven, Herbots, Marion, Delcroix, Paul, Herijgers   +4 more
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What are the odds - Concurrent lower extremity venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, septal embolic myocardial infarction and patent foramen ovale

IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2019
Cerebral ischemic events are more commonly associated with PFOs than non-cerebral paradoxical systemic events, incidence of latter being only around 5–10% of all paradoxical embolisms.
Karomibal Mejia, Arsalan Rafiq, Carlos Gonzalez, Umut Gomceli, Jonathan N. Bella   +4 more
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Playing games with a thrombus: a dangerous match. Paradoxical embolism from a huge central venous cathether thrombus: a case report

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2010
Thromboembolism is a major cause of death in cancer patients. The association between paraneoplastic hypercoagulability of oncological patients and long-term central venous catheters (CVC) may result in CVC associated thrombosis.
Mariana Sylvie, Ferro José, Oliveira Ana SN, Carmelo Vanda, Ferreira Daniel, Nunes Igor, Carvalho Vanessa, Toste Júlia, Cardim Nuno, Almeida Adelaide, Machado Francisco P, Roquette José   +11 more
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Increased prevalence of potential right-to-left shunting in children with sickle cell anaemia and stroke [PDF]

, 2017
'Paradoxical' embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right-to-left shunts (RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart pressure, which both occur in sickle cell anaemia (SCA), predispose to ...
Dlamini, N, Dowling, MM, Hynan, LS, Inusa, B, Iyer, R, Johnson, C, Kanter, J, Kirkham, F, Kwiatkowski, JL, Neumayr, L, Osunkwo, I, Owen, W, Panepinto, JA, PFAST Investigators, ., Plumb, PA, Quinn, CT, Ramaciotti, C, Rhodes, M, Sarnaik, S, Strouse, JJ   +19 more
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Neurologic complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PDF]

, 2013
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has been the preferred procedure for the removal of large renal stones in Iran since 1990. Recently, we encountered a series of devastating neurologic complications during PCNL, including paraplegia and hemiplegia ...
Abedinzadeh, Mehdi., Ahanian, Ali., Aminsharifi, Alireza., Asl-Zare, Mohammad., Basiri, Abbas., Gharaei, Babak., Kamranmanesh, Mohammadreza., Lashay, Alireza., Mohammad Ali Beigi, Faramarz., Mohammadi Sichani, Mehrdad., Najjaran, Vahid, Nikkar, Mohammad Masoud., Nouralizadeh, Akbar., Ozhand, Ardalan., Poorzamani, Mahtab., Sharifiaghdas, Farzaneh., Soltani, Mohammad Hossein., Tabibi, Ali., Ziaee, Seyed Amir Mohsen.   +18 more
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Paradoxical Embolism

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Patent foramen ovale is a risk factor for systemic embolic events such as cryptogenic stroke. Far less commonly, patent foramen ovale is associated with non-cerebral systemic embolic events.
Abdullah R Alenezi, Muath Alanbaei, Islam Abouelenein   +2 more
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What role does the right side of the heart play in circulation? [PDF]

, 2006
Right ventricular failure (RVF) is an underestimated problem in intensive care. This review explores the physiology and pathophysiology of right ventricular function and the pulmonary circulation.
Cecconi, M, Johnston, E, Rhodes, A
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