Paradoxical Embolism After a Traffic Accident: A Rare Case of Thrombus Entrapped in a Patent Foramen Ovale
Paradoxical embolism is the passage of a thrombus formed in the venous system through shunts in the lung or heart into the systemic circulation. The most common intracardiac shunt is a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the transition of a thrombus formed in the right heart to the left heart and syst...
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| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2021-08-01
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| Series: | İstanbul Medical Journal |
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http://istanbulmedicaljournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/paradoxical-embolism-after-a-traffic-accident-a-ra/48475
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