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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 2021 Paradoxical cerebral embolism, although rare, can be secondary to acquired causes such as superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion and development of a mediastinal right-to-left shunt.
Ronny J.D. Kuang +3 more
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Early recurrent ischemic lesions in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale: an observational study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Randomized controlled trials indicate that patent foramen ovate (PFO) closure reduces risk of stroke recurrence in patients with cryptogenic stroke and PFO. However, the optimal time point for PFO closure is unknown and depends on the risk of
Audebert, Heinrich J. +7 more
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Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2022 The development of a neurological deficit clinic in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) requires a diagnostic search aimed at excluding the phenomenon of paradoxical embolism in the form of transcranial dopplerography (TCDG) with a bubble test, and to ...
A. V. Pavlova +4 more
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An unusual case of upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020 Acute limb ischemia in young adults warrants thorough investigation to determine the underlying cause. Here, we present a case of acute upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner secondary to paradoxical embolism.
William Gondoputro, MBBS, BSc (Adv) +3 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale, Ischemic Stroke and Migraine: Systematic Review and Stratified Meta-Analysis of Association Studies [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Observational data have reported associations between patent foramen ovale (PFO), cryptogenic stroke and migraine. However, randomized trials of PFO closure do not demonstrate a clear benefit either because the underlying association is ...
Brayne, Carol +5 more
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Paradoxical Cerebral Fat Embolism in Revision Hip Surgery
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2014 The incidence of clinical fat embolism syndrome (FES) is low (
Nicolás S. Piuzzi +4 more
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Traversing boundaries: thrombus in transit with paradoxical embolism [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2016 A 72-year-old male is diagnosed with paradoxical embolus after he presented with concurrent deep vein thrombosis, stroke, and multiple arterial emboli in the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Paradoxical embolus requires the passage of a thrombus
Varun Miriyala +3 more
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Embolic myocardial infarction associated with patent foramen ovale: a case series
Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2023 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a fairly common mild cardiac defect that causes a shunting across the atrial septum. PFO is also a known risk factor for cryptogenic stroke. Much less frequently, PFO is associated with non-cerebral systemic embolic events.
A. M. Pivtsova +9 more
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What general practitioners need to know about patent foramen ovale [PDF]
, 2014 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) consists of a hole between the right and left atriums of the heart that did not close the way it should after birth. Twenty five percent of the population have a PFO, but this usually does not cause problems, because the ...
Saliba, Mario
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Primary stroke in a woman with sickle cell anemia responsive to hydroxyurea therapy. [PDF]
, 2014 The most common cause of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia is infarction due to ischemia. In adults, however, stroke is most commonly hemorrhagic in nature. Other causes of stroke in patients with sickle cell disease are very rare. In this short
Ballas, Samir K. +2 more
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