Paradoxical and pulmonary embolism due to a thrombus entrapped in a patent foramen ovale

A 70-year-old woman, with a history of recent thromboembolic stroke, was admitted to our hospital because of sudden dyspnea due to pulmonary thromboembolism. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a tubular thrombus entrapped in a patent foramen ovale. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Texas Heart Institute journal 2006, Vol.33 (1), p.78-80
Hauptverfasser:	Ozgul, Ucar, Golbasi, Zehra, Gulel, Okan, Yildirim, Nesligul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Case Report Embolism, Paradoxical - etiology Female Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications Humans Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Thrombosis - complications
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