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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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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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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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Paradoxical Embolism

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014
Paradoxical embolism is an important clinical entity among patients with venous thromboembolism in the presence of intracardiac or pulmonary shunts. The clinical presentation is diverse and potentially life-threatening. Although the serious nature and complications of paradoxical embolism are recognized, the disease entity is still rarely considered ...
Stephan Windecker, , Bernhard Meier
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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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Middle cerebral artery occlusion due to paradoxical embolism diagnosed by pulmonary artery thrombosis in the absence of deep vein thrombosis: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
A definitive diagnosis of paradoxical embolism generally requires confirmation of an arterial embolic event, a right-to-left shunt, identification of a venous thrombus, and exclusion of other embolic sources.
Akinobu Ito, MD, Hiroyuki Ikeda, MD, PhD, Masakazu Okawa, MD, PhD, Taichi Ikedo, MD, PhD, Hideo Chihara, MD, PhD, Shigeki Takada, MD, PhD, Noritaka Sano, MD, PhD, Takayuki Kikuchi, MD, PhD, Chiaki Sakai, MD, PhD, Yoshiki Arakawa, MD, PhD   +9 more
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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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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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