ArticleMedicine and pharmacy reports2019
Multiorgan paradoxical embolism in an elderly female with a patent foramen ovale: a case report.
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- Small-Vessel Thrombotic Vasculopathy Secondary to Paradoxical Emboli Traversing a Patent Foramen Ovale: A Vasculitis Mimic.Case reports in rheumatology · 2025Article
- Successful surgical treatment of impending paradoxical embolism with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Right-sided infective endocarditis complicated with aortic pseudoaneurysms and systemic embolism in a 27-year-old female with ventricular septal defect: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
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 veins, passing through the lungs and entering the systemic circulation. Here we present a case of paradoxical embolism in the mesenteric and renal arteries associated with pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in an elderly woman with no predisposing risk factor. A diagnosis of paradoxical embolism was considered and the presence of a patent foramen ovale was consequently confirmed with a transesophageal echocardiography. Urgent thrombolysis saved the life of the patient. Paradoxical embolism represents an emergency and therefore prompt diagnosis and initiation of therapy may prevent adverse outcomes.
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