J Korean Soc Echocardiogr.
2002 Jun;10(1):101-105.
A Case of Impending Paradoxical Embolus in a Patient with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Paradoxical embolism refers to the embolic entry of a venous thrombus into the systemic circulation through a right-to-left shunt. Impending paradoxical embolism, in which a venous thrombus extends from the right atrium through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) into the left atrium, is usually diagnosed with echocardiography. The most common cause of paradoxical embolism through a PFO is the acute pulmonary embolism. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with acute pulmonary embolism, complicated by impending paradoxical embolism.
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