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KMID : 0356920150680010070
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2015 Volume.68 No. 1 p.70 ~ p.73
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Thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a patient with pulmonary embolism: a case report
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Nam Sang-Beom
Kim Chan-Mi
Cho Sung-Ah
Chung Sung-Chan
Shim Yon-Hee
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Abstract
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Thrombus-in-transit appears to increase the risk of mortality compared to pulmonary embolism alone and can require alteration in therapeutic plan. We present the case of a biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across a patent foramen ovale diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram in a 69-year-old female with acute pulmonary embolism and subsequent acute cerebral infarction. We suggest that echocardiography should be performed in a patient with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism to evaluate right heart function and diagnose emboli in transit.
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KEYWORD
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Echocardiography, Patent foramen ovale, Pulmonary embolism
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