1.
ABC., imagem cardiovasc
; 36(1): e347, abr. 2023. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1513201
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnostic imaging , Splenic Artery/physiopathology , Embolism, Paradoxical/diagnostic imaging , Foramen Ovale, Patent/etiology , Echocardiography/methods , Heparin/administration & dosage , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/methods , Echocardiography, Transesophageal/methods , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use
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Rev. méd. Chile
; 146(10): 1210-1214, dic. 2018. graf
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-978758
ABSTRACT
Abstract: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is one of the most frequent congenital defects in adults. Its prevalence in middle-aged adults is close to 25-30% and may cause paradoxical embolic phenomena. We report a 45 years old male admitted for an ischemic stroke with an occlusion of the left terminal internal carotid artery. A thrombectomy was performed. Searching for possible sources of emboli, a patent foramen ovale was detected in an echocardiography, with an hypoechogenic examination image passing through it. Anticoagulant therapy was started and the patient had an uneventful evolution.