Thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a patient with pulmonary embolism: a case report

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 echocardiogr...

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Autores principales: Nam, Sang Beom, Kim, Chan Mi, Cho, Sung-Ah, Chung, Sungchan, Shim, Yon Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25664158
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2015.68.1.70
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Sumario: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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