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J Saudi Heart Assoc
; 32(1): 118-122, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33154904
ABSTRACT
A 78-year-old woman with a history of transient ischemic attack was admitted for sudden aphasia. In order to assess the potential cardioembolic source an echocardiogram was performed, which revealed a large mass consistent with a thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale. Because of the high risk of systemic embolism, emergent surgical thrombectomy was performed with the intention to discharge the patient safely without any new embolic events. This case report highlights the importance of echocardiography in the evaluation of cardioembolic stroke and the requirement of an emergent approach in case of impending paradoxical embolism.
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)
; 73(10): 861-863, 2020 10.
Article
in English, Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32800746
Subject(s)
Coronavirus Infections/diagnostic imaging , Echocardiography , Pericardial Effusion/diagnostic imaging , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Betacoronavirus , C-Reactive Protein/metabolism , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/blood , Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology , Critical Illness , Female , Ferritins/blood , Heart/diagnostic imaging , Heart/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Contraction , Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/blood , Pandemics , Peptide Fragments/blood , Pericardial Effusion/physiopathology , Pneumonia, Viral/blood , Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome , SARS-CoV-2 , Stroke Volume , Troponin T/blood , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/blood , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology
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