Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale; a Case Report

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is usually asymptomatic; however, it could be quite dangerous for patients with right side clot in which thrombus can transmit the PFO and paradoxically emboli to systemic circulation. Here we present a patient with ankle fracture and paradoxical embolus to the brain, who...

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Autores principales: Khani, Mohammad, Bayat, Fariba, Rohani, Atoosheh, Pishgahi, Mehdi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584566
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description Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is usually asymptomatic; however, it could be quite dangerous for patients with right side clot in which thrombus can transmit the PFO and paradoxically emboli to systemic circulation. Here we present a patient with ankle fracture and paradoxical embolus to the brain, who was successfully treated with emergent thrombectomy, inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement and anticoagulation therapy. Despite the high rate of mortality in these patients, fortunately our patient survived with surgical treatment.
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spelling pubmed-62891512018-12-24 Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale; a Case Report Khani, Mohammad Bayat, Fariba Rohani, Atoosheh Pishgahi, Mehdi Emerg (Tehran) Case Report Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is usually asymptomatic; however, it could be quite dangerous for patients with right side clot in which thrombus can transmit the PFO and paradoxically emboli to systemic circulation. Here we present a patient with ankle fracture and paradoxical embolus to the brain, who was successfully treated with emergent thrombectomy, inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement and anticoagulation therapy. Despite the high rate of mortality in these patients, fortunately our patient survived with surgical treatment. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018 2018-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6289151/ /pubmed/30584566 Text en © Copyright (2018) Shahid Beheshti University ofMedical Sciences This open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0)(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/).
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