Pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale and paradoxical embolization.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalThe Journal of emergency medicine
Year 2000
We present the case of a 74-year-old male with chest pain, dyspnea, and syncope secondary to an acute pulmonary embolism complicated by a patent foramen ovale with straddling thrombus and paradoxical embolization. We review the literature with specific focus on the pathogenesis and acute treatment of this life-threatening occurrence.
Epistemonikos ID: b93cb3255394a94bda5ed5e439d5e1fdcc453989
First added on: May 24, 2023