Imminent Paradoxical Embolism Diagnosed by Computed Tomography

Campos, A.M. Villanueva; Sánchez-Gracián, C. Delgado; Pérez, E. Utrera

doi:10.1016/j.rec.2016.11.011

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“…The therapeutic treatment of IPDE is still controversial. Treatment options vary from anticoagulation alone to more aggressive strategies, including fibrinolytic regimens or cardiac surgical procedure [1][2][3]. Herein, we report 2 cases who presented with a very large impending paradoxical embolus and were successfully diagnosed and treated with cardiac surgical procedure or fibrinolytic regimens.…”

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Impending Paradoxical Embolism

Song

Yang

et al. 2019

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Impending paradoxical embolism (IPDE) is the presence of a thrombus in the patent foramen ovale. Usually, IPDE is diagnosed by echocardiography or a multislice computed tomography scan and is performed during the evaluation of a patient presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism. We report 2 patients who presented with IPDE and were successfully treated with cardiac surgery and thrombolytic therapy. Thus, we focus our discussion on the diagnosis and treatment modalities of this rare entity.

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Impending Paradoxical Embolism

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Yang

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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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“…TEE is the gold standard for the diagnosis of a PFO because of its accuracy and it provides quality images for cardiologists and surgeons in case of IPE [ 6 ]. However, cases of IPE diagnosed by computer tomography have also been reported in the literature [ 7 ].…”

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Thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale, an unusual cause of cardiac embolism

Minguito‐Carazo¹,

Benito‐González²,

Echarte-Morales³

et al. 2020

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

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A 78-year-old woman with a history of transient ischemic attack was admitted for sudden aphasia. In order to assess the potential cardioembolic source an echocardiogram was performed, which revealed a large mass consistent with a thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale. Because of the high risk of systemic embolism, emergent surgical thrombectomy was performed with the intention to discharge the patient safely without any new embolic events. This case report highlights the importance of echocardiography in the evaluation of cardioembolic stroke and the requirement of an emergent approach in case of impending paradoxical embolism.

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Imminent Paradoxical Embolism Diagnosed by Computed Tomography

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Thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale, an unusual cause of cardiac embolism

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