Traversing boundaries: thrombus in transit with paradoxical embolism

Traversing boundaries: thrombus in transit with paradoxical embolism

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 from the venous into the arterial circulation...

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Main Authors: Varun Miriyala, Muhammad Umer Awan, Kirmanj Faraj, Bipinpreet Nagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
paradoxical embolism
patent foramen Ovale
transesophageal echocardiogram
tissue plasminogen activator
deep venous Thrombosis
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31438/pdf_194

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