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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
; 33(2): 220-2, 2007 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16963291
ABSTRACT
Paradoxical embolism, describing the passage of venous or right-sided cardiac thrombus into the arterial or systemic circulation through patent foramen ovale, is an uncommon cause of acute arterial occlusion. Here, we report acute Leriche syndrome in a young woman attributable to paradoxical embolism. Ischaemia, patent foramen ovale, and venous thrombosis were the triad of evidence for paradoxical embolism.