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Successful surgical treatment for a thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale: a case report

Authors: Atsushi Nemoto, Mikihiko Kudo, Kentaro Yamabe, Ryohei Yozu

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Paradoxical embolism (PDE) occurs after embolic material passes from the venous to the arterial circulation through a right-to-left shunt, which is frequently a patent foramen ovale (PFO). We describe the case of a patient with deep venous thrombosis and an intracardiac thrombus straddling a PFO and who was successfully treated with an emergency surgery.

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Title: Successful surgical treatment for a thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale: a case report
Authors: Atsushi Nemoto
Mikihiko Kudo
Kentaro Yamabe
Ryohei Yozu
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-138

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