Thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a patient with pulmonary embolism: a case report
| Autor: | Sang Beom Nam, Sungchan Chung, Sung Ah Cho, Chan Mi Kim, Yon Hee Shim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Case Report Transesophageal echocardiogram lcsh:RD78.3-87.3 Internal medicine Anesthesiology Acute cerebral infarction medicine Risk of mortality cardiovascular diseases Thrombus medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Pulmonary embolism medicine.disease Patent foramen ovale Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine lcsh:Anesthesiology Echocardiography Right heart Cardiology cardiovascular system business |
| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol 68, Iss 1, Pp 70-73 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2005-6419 |
| Popis: | Thrombus-in-transit appears to increase the risk of mortality compared to pulmonary embolism alone and can require alteration in therapeutic plan. We present the case of a biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across a patent foramen ovale diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram in a 69-year-old female with acute pulmonary embolism and subsequent acute cerebral infarction. We suggest that echocardiography should be performed in a patient with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism to evaluate right heart function and diagnose emboli in transit. |
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