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Silent embolism of a large thrombus in transit through the patent foramen ovale: a case report

BACKGROUND : Detection of a thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is extremely rare due to the transient nature of the process. We report an unusual case of a large, paradoxical embolus in transit seen on echocardiography through a PFO that was not found upon atriotomy. CASE SUMMA...

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Autores principales: Hegde, Shruti, Kabadi, Mitesh, Johnstone, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34113769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab091