2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000206189.54577.21
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Patent foramen ovale as lifesaving purging valve

Abstract: Patent foramen ovale is considered as a potential risk factor for stroke owing to paradoxic embolism, leading to the question "to close or not to close the patent foramen ovale". We report a 26-year-old woman with chest pain, dyspnoea, sudden severe pain in both legs and paraplegia. Thoracic and abdominal computed tomography revealed massive pulmonary embolism and complete obstruction of the abdominal aorta. Interventional removal of the aortic thrombus was undertaken using the Fogarty catheter technique via t… Show more

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“…PDE with descending aorta thrombus and thrombus-straddled PFO was exceedingly rare with only several case reports. 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 We had 1 case of each. In a study by Loscalzo, 6 23% of their cases had 2 separate embolic sites, and 10% had 3.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…PDE with descending aorta thrombus and thrombus-straddled PFO was exceedingly rare with only several case reports. 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 We had 1 case of each. In a study by Loscalzo, 6 23% of their cases had 2 separate embolic sites, and 10% had 3.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%