Caught in the act: entrapped embolus through a patent foramen ovale

被引：13

作者：

Hansen, Alexander ^{[1
]}

Kuecherer, Helmut ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kcin Koesching, Dept Cardiol & Angiol, D-85092 Koesching, Germany

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | 2008年 / 9卷 / 05期

关键词：

thrombus; foramen ovale;

D O I：

10.1093/ejechocard/jen013

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A patent foramen ovate (PFO) is detected frequently by transesophageal echocardiography. The diagnosis of paradoxical embolism is usually presumptive when arterial emboli occur in the appropriate clinical setting. Presumably, paradoxical embolism of small thrombi arise in the venous system and pass through the PFO during a transient right-to-left shunt; however, cases demonstrating a thrombus traversing the PFO are relatively few.

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