Fatal Paradoxical Coronary Embolism

Fatal paradoxical coronary embolism.

Introduction Paradoxical embolism, the passage of embolic material from the venous to the systemic circulation through an intracardiac defect, most commonly presents as a cerebral event such as a stroke or transient ischaemic episode, or less frequently as a peripheral arterial occlusion. A case is presented of a patient who suffered a fatal myocardial infarction due to occlusion of both corona...

Non-fatal paradoxical air embolism.

Paradoxical coronary embolism.

In the presence ofnormal anatomical formation of the heart and great vessels, emboli that lodge in the lungs or in the right side of the heart arise from the periphery, and emboli that lodge in the systemic arterial tree have as their origin the pulmonary veins, chambers or the valves of the left side of the heart, or the walls of more proximal systemic arteries. On rare occasions, however, in ...

Fatal paradoxical air embolism during liver transplantation.

We describe a case of fatal paradoxical coronary air embolism during liver transplantation. The literature on the diagnosis and prophylaxis of paradoxical air embolism during liver transplantation is reviewed and discussed.

Management of paradoxical coronary embolism.

To the Editor: I read with interest the dramatic case report by Egred et al.1 However, I was somewhat puzzled by the indication of a left internal mammary artery graft insertion into the left anterior descending coronary artery at the time of the emergency thromboembolectomy. Although the patient had suffered an anterolateral non–Qwave myocardial infarction 2 months previously, coronary arterio...