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Paradoxical embolism via patent foramen ovale induced by deep venous thrombosis and acute pulmonary embolism [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
A 32-year-old man presented with acute pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and lower extremity arterial ischemia after prolonged driving. He underwent emergency thrombolysis, thrombectomy, and inferior vena cava filter placement, and potential ...
Yanan Liu, PhD, Yiyun Xie, PhD, Zhichao Lai, PhD, Wei Ye, PhD, Jiang Shao, MD, Bao Liu, PhD   +5 more
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Paradoxical embolism: A case of thromboembolic stroke secondary to pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Paradoxical embolism refers to thromboemboli originating from the venous system or right heart that traverse an intracardiac or pulmonary shunt into the systemic circulation, causing end-organ embolization.
Yu Chen, He Yin, Bing-Bing Kong, Sheng Wu, Pengshu Zhang   +4 more
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Impending paradoxical embolism. [PDF]

J Cardiol 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.
Henmi S, Nakai H, Yamanaka K, Omura A, Inoue T, Okada K.   +5 more
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Successful surgical treatment of impending paradoxical embolism with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Paradoxical embolism is a rare cause of acute arterial occlusion. This phenomenon arises when embolic material travels from the venous system crosses an abnormal shunt such as patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defects, ventricular septal ...
Yong Liu, Zhiyun Yang, Xinxin Sun, Mei Yang, Tao Zhang, Ruilin Li, Ying Wei, Hao Cao   +7 more
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Paradoxical Embolism [PDF]

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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Acute ECG ST-segment elevation mimicking myocardial infarction in a patient with pulmonary embolism [PDF]

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2010
Pulmonary embolism is a common cardiovascular emergency, but it is still often misdiagnosed due to its unspecific clinical symptoms. Elevated troponin concentrations are associated with greater morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism.
Podbregar Matej, Goslar Tomaž
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Vacuum-Assisted Thrombo-Aspiration for Paradoxical Embolism in Left Renal Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

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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ICE-Guided Percutaneous Thrombectomy of Thrombus-in-Transit With Impending Paradoxical Embolism Through PFO and Pulmonary Embolism. [PDF]

JACC Case Rep
Kam THH, Lai CY, Lai LKL, Wong LN, So KCY, Yan BPY, Lee APW, Tan G.   +7 more
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Paradoxical embolism. [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 1973
David J. Davies, H. Konrad Muller, Eric Cooper, C. J. Officer‐Brown   +3 more
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Transesophageal echocardiography as the final defense in impending paradoxical embolism: a case report. [PDF]

J Cardiothorac Surg
Chen Z, Chen M, Song H, Chan Y.
europepmc   +3 more sources