Thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a patient with pulmonary embolism: a case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
;
: 70-73, 2015.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-73838
ABSTRACT
Thrombus-in-transit appears to increase the risk of mortality compared to pulmonary embolism alone and can require alteration in therapeutic plan. We present the case of a biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across a patent foramen ovale diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram in a 69-year-old female with acute pulmonary embolism and subsequent acute cerebral infarction. We suggest that echocardiography should be performed in a patient with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism to evaluate right heart function and diagnose emboli in transit.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Thrombosis
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Echocardiography
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Cerebral Infarction
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Mortality
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Foramen Ovale, Patent
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Heart
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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