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Concomitant acute pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke due to paradoxical embolism from a patent foramen ovale: a case report

Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2021
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a cause of paradoxical embolism. Although most patients with a PFO are asymptomatic, various clinical manifestations may be associated with PFO. The most important is a cryptogenic stroke.
K. Takemoto, Michitaka Nakamura, K. Atagi   +2 more
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Paradoxical embolism to the central nervous system in a young polish woman on a trek in the Himalayas.

Journal of Travel Medicine, 2021
Paradoxical embolism to the central nervous system through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is considered one mechanism of ischaemic stroke. We present a case of stroke in a young woman with PFO trekking in the Himalayas.
M. Sawicka, Robert K. Szymczak
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Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE)–Estimated Attributable Fraction Correlates With the Benefit of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Stroke, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background and Purpose: In patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO), the Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) Score has been proposed as a method to estimate a patient-specific “
D. Kent, J. Saver, R. Ruthazer, A. Furlan, M. Reisman, J. Carroll, R. Smalling, P. Jüni, H. Mattle, B. Meier, D. Thaler   +10 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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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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Paradoxical pulmonary embolism [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2010
A 79-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive shortness of breath, anuria, and abdominal pain. Prior to admission, he had experienced increasing oedema, cyanosis, and bluish-mottled lower extremities. Laboratory data showed impaired renal function (creatinine 4.2 mg/mL) and 65% arterial oxygen saturation in
De Rango, P., Silvestri, V., Isernia, G.
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Impending paradoxical embolism

Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2021
An impending paradoxical embolism (IPDE) is seldom observed in clinical practice. We report a case of IPDE in a 67-year-old female with severe dyspnea and hypotension, which was detected and successfully treated with emergent cardiac surgery. The optimal treatment is still controversial.
Soichiro Henmi, Hidekazu Nakai, Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Atsushi Omura, Takeshi Inoue, Kenji Okada   +5 more
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Impending Paradoxical Embolism Traversing Three Cardiac Chambers Presenting With Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism

Cureus, 2020
A straddling thrombus within a patent foramen ovale (PFO), also known as an impending paradoxical embolism, is an infrequent event that is rarely encountered in clinical practice.
N. Jena, Ramzi Ibrahim, D. Tirunagari, Kirit Patel   +3 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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