J Korean Soc Radiol.
2021 Mar;82(2):435-439. 10.3348/jksr.2020.0070.
CT Diagnosis of Paradoxical Embolism via a Patent Foramen Ovale in a Patient with a Pulmonary Embolism and Prominent Eustachian Valve
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- 1Department of Radiology, CHA University Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- KMID: 2514738
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0070
Abstract
- 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 patent foramen ovale (i.e., large defect size, presence of a Eustachian valve, and high right atrial pressure). Here, we present a case of patent foramen ovale with high-risk CT features for paradoxical embolism.
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