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Multiorgan paradoxical embolism in an elderly female with a patent foramen ovale: a case report

Paradoxical embolism is an uncommon cause of arterial occlusion with a high mortality burden. Current evidence suggests that patent foramen ovale is the most important etiological factor of paradoxical embolism, by acting as a pathway for a thromboembolic material originating from the peripheral vei...

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Autores principales: Anyfantakis, Dimitrios, Karona, Paraskevi, Kastanaki, Pagona, Kourakos, Athanasios, Kastanakis, Miltiades
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6448492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30957092
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-1031