Paradoxical embolus straddling patent foramen ovale demonstrated by computed tomographic pulmonary angiography
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Paradoxical Embolus Stuck in a Patent Foramen Ovale
In-hospital mortality rate of an embolus in transit is as high as 44.7%. In some cases, a paradoxical embolus can get stuck in a patent foramen ovale. Because of the high mortality rate, this condition should be considered as an emergency case. Echocardiography has been established as the gold standard method for the diagnosis. A negative echocardiography, however, does not rule out an embolus ...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Cases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i3.108