Successful surgical treatment of impending paradoxical embolism with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground 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 +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 +2 more
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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 TechniquesA 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 +5 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 [PDF]
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 ...
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Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic surgery without intracardiac right-to-left shunt: two case reports and a brief review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 We herein report two cases of paradoxical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) embolism during laparoscopic nephrectomy and hepatic left lateral lobectomy without evidence of a right-to-left shunt or obvious rupture of blood vessels.
Wenting Hou +6 more
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Paradoxical venous air embolism detected with point-of-care ultrasound: a case report [PDF]
The Ultrasound Journal, 2022 Venous air embolism (VAE) is an uncommon event consistent in the entrainment of air from any communication between the environment and the venous vasculature that could occur during central venous catheter (CVC) manipulation, and might trigger ...
Héctor Andrés Ruiz-Ávila +2 more
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Concomitant acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary embolism caused by paradoxical embolism: a case report. [PDF]
BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 2021 Background Due to its low incidence and diverse manifestations, paradoxical embolism (PDE) is still under-reported and is not routinely considered in differential diagnoses.
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Bilateral Acute Renal Infarction Due to Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Eisenmenger Syndrome and a Ventricular Septal Defect. [PDF]
Intern Med, 2021 A 52-year-old man who was diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome due to a muscular-type ventricular septal defect 30 years previously, visited our emergency room after experiencing six hours of severe left flank pain and vomiting. On laboratory examination,
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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. [PDF]
Oxf Med 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.
Takemoto K, Nakamura M, Atagi K.
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Paradoxical embolism: A case of thromboembolic stroke secondary to pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchParadoxical 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 +4 more
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