Simultaneous Multifocal Paradoxical Embolism in an Elderly Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale: A Case Report [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 About one-third of ischemic strokes may be associated with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). This article presents an unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with simultaneous paradoxical thrombo-embolization to different systemic sites.
Hassan Mehmood Lak +3 more
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Paradoxical embolism, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 Introduction Coexistence of pulmonary embolism and systemic arterial embolism suggest the diagnosis of paradoxical embolism which suggests the presence of intracardiac defects such as patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Guo Shan, Roberts Ingram, Missri Jose
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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 +5 more
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Impending Paradoxical Embolism Traversing Three Cardiac Chambers Presenting With Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism. [PDF]
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.
Jena N +3 more
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Multiorgan paradoxical embolism in an elderly female with a patent foramen ovale: a case report
Medicine and Pharmacy Reports, 2018 Paradoxical embolism is an uncommon cause of arterial occlusion with a high mortality burden. Current evidence suggests that patent foramen ovale is the most important etiological factor of paradoxical embolism, by acting as a pathway for a ...
Dimitrios Anyfantakis +4 more
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Impending Paradoxical Embolism [PDF]
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2019 Impending paradoxical embolism (IPDE) is the presence of a thrombus in the patent foramen ovale. Usually, IPDE is diagnosed by echocardiography or a multislice computed tomography scan and is performed during the evaluation of a patient presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Xiaojing, Ma +5 more
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Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism and Impending Paradoxical Embolism After COVID-19 Vaccination. [PDF]
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 2023 Grant SW, Macnab A, Dimarakis I.
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Case Reports in Clinical PracticeFat embolism syndrome (FES) is a life-threatening complication following long bone fractures, primarily affecting the pulmonary circulation. However, cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare yet severe variant that can occur when fat emboli bypass the ...
Abhijeet Sharma, Akansha Jain
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Vacuum-Assisted Thrombo-Aspiration for Paradoxical Embolism in Left Renal Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Vascular Specialist InternationalParadoxical 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 +9 more
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Paradoxical embolism following thromboaspiration of an arteriovenous fistula thrombosis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Paradoxical embolism is an increasingly reported cause of arterial embolism. Several embolic sources have been described, but thrombosis of an arteriovenous fistula as a paradoxical emboligenic source has not, to the best of our knowledge ...
Amara Brahim +7 more
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