Trombo auricular atrapado en el foramen oval: Complicación infrecuente en el tromboembolismo pulmonar
We report a 63 year-old female with a pulmonary embolism in whom echocardiography revealed the presence ofríght heart thrombus. A section ofthis thrombus was entrapped in a patent foramen oval and floating in both atria. This rare situation, named impending paradoxical embolism, prompted us to perfo...
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| Lenguaje: | Spanish / Castilian |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2008
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| Sumario: | We report a 63 year-old female with a pulmonary embolism in whom echocardiography revealed the presence ofríght heart thrombus. A section ofthis thrombus was entrapped in a patent foramen oval and floating in both atria. This rare situation, named impending paradoxical embolism, prompted us to perform a surgical intervention, removing the thrombus andrepairing the foramen ovale |
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