Aortocaval fistula: a rare cause of paradoxical pulmonary embolism.
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Aortocaval fistula: a rare cause of paradoxical pulmonary embolism.
An 83 year old woman died suddenly from a paradoxical pulmonary embolus which had originated in an abdominal aortic aneurysm and embolised via an aortocaval fistula. This lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of embolic disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.70.820.122