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Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic Stroke
Thrombus in transit leading to paradoxical systemic arterial embolism is a rare echocardiographic finding in patients presenting with embolic stroke. We present a case of a patient who had an atrial thrombus in transit discovered incidentally and later suffered a fatal stroke. Etiologies of cardioem...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28713430 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3161972 |
| Sumario: | Thrombus in transit leading to paradoxical systemic arterial embolism is a rare echocardiographic finding in patients presenting with embolic stroke. We present a case of a patient who had an atrial thrombus in transit discovered incidentally and later suffered a fatal stroke. Etiologies of cardioembolic stroke and the use of echocardiography in diagnosis and management are briefly discussed. |
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