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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), Saissan Rajendran, MBBS, MS, FRACS, David Celermajer, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRACP, FAA, Raffi Qasabian, MBBS, BSc, FRACS   +3 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke

Circulation Journal, 2016
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is common and found in nearly 25% of healthy individuals. The majority of patients with PFO remain asymptomatic and they are not at increased risk for developing a stroke. The presence of PFO, however, has been found to be higher in patients with cryptogenic stroke, suggesting there may be a subset of patients with PFO who ...
Sun, Yee-Ping, Homma, Shunichi
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Patent foramen ovale: a novel cardiovascular risk factor in patients with sleep disordered breathing and high altitude dwellers?

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016
Diseases associated with chronic hypoxaemia are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Epidemiological data indicate that cardiovascular diseases contribute substantially to this problem, but the underlying mechanisms are ...
Emrush Rexhai, Urs Scherrer, Stefano F Rimoldi   +2 more
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A rare case of stroke as a complication after percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy in a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism and patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023
We present an extremely rare case of a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism treated with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, complicated with stroke as a form of paradoxical embolism through a previously unknown patent foramen ovale ...
Marina López-Rubio, Aurora Gómez-Tórtola, Iago Sousa-Casasnovas, Jorge García-Carreño, Marta Vales-Montero, Crhistian Mario Oblitas, Pablo Demelo-Rodríguez, Francisco Galeano-Valle   +7 more
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Persistent hypoxemia after an asthma attack

The Ultrasound Journal, 2019
The presence of an unknown intracardiac shunt due to a patent foramen ovale may be an unusual cause of hypoxemia. We report the case of a patient who presented persistent hypoxemia after an adequate treatment for a severe asthma attack requiring ...
Cristian Deana, Laura Conangla, Luigi Vetrugno, Massimiliano Saltarini, Stefania Buttera, Tiziana Bove, Flavio Bassi, Amato De Monte   +7 more
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Diagnosis of Patent Foramen Ovale

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2010
We read with great interest the improved echocardiographic diagnostic protocol for patent foramen ovale (PFO) by Rana et al. ([1][1]). We wish to highlight some relevant issues. Demonstrating the presence of PFO does not establish its etiopathogenic role in systemic embolization.
Sharma, Vijay K., Teoh, Hock L., Chan, Bernard P.L.   +2 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Hypoxemia

Cardiology in Review, 2019
Patent foramen ovale (PFO), an embryonic remnant of the fetal circulation, is present in 20–25% of adults. Although recent observational studies and clinical trials have established the link between PFO-mediated right-to-left shunting with cryptogenic stroke and migraine with aura, the role of a PFO in exacerbating hypoxemic medical conditions (ie ...
Mojadidi, Mohammad K, Ruiz, Juan C, Chertoff, Jason, Zaman, Muhammad O, Elgendy, Islam Y, Mahmoud, Ahmed N, Al-Ani, Mohammad, Elgendy, Akram Y, Patel, Nimesh K, Shantha, Ghanshyam, Tobis, Jonathan M, Meier, Bernhard   +11 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale: Story Closed? [PDF]

Journal of Stroke, 2019
The optimal treatment strategy for secondary prevention in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been a matter of controversy for decades. After three randomized trials failed to show a benefit of closure with an excess of complications in the interventional arm, two large recent trials suggest a benefit with regard of ...
Köhrmann, Martin, Schellinger, Peter Dieter, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Steiner, Thorsten   +3 more
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Partial PFO Closure for Persistent Hypoxemia in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2015
Ebstein anomaly is characterized by deformities of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve and atrialization of the right ventricle. Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation are recommended to have tricuspid valve surgery with concomitant atrial ...
S. A. Zuberi, S. Liu, J. W. Tam, F. Hussain, D. Maguire, M. Kass   +5 more
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Obstructing Chiari Network Facilitating Blood Flow Across a Patent Foramen Ovale Causing Hypoxia

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 36-year-old man with progressive dyspnea and hypoxia was found to have a large, partially fenestrated Chiari network accelerating blood flow through a patent foramen ovale with preservation of an embryonic right-to-left atrial flow pattern.
Rimmy Garg, MD, Tyler Wark, MD, John Dudley, MD, James Robertson, MD   +3 more
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