[Impending paradoxical embolism]. / Embolia paradojal inminente.
Medicina (B Aires)
; 66(6): 558-60, 2006.
Article
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| ID: mdl-17240629
Impending paradoxical embolism. An intracardiac thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale is a very infrequent but potentially catastrophic complication of the thromboembolic disease. It is named "impending paradoxical embolism". We report the case of a 71-year-old Caucasian male warded in ten days after a prostatectomy because of bilateral pulmonary embolism. Diagnosis was confirmed by HCT scan and the patient received anticoagulation with heparin. A transesophageal ecocardiogram disclosed a thrombus traversing foramen ovale into the left atrium. Surgical embolectomy was performed, but the patient died shortly after surgery.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Embolia Paradoxal
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Comunicação Interatrial
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Argentina