Surgical treatment of simultaneous pulmonary and paradoxical embolism
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | cor et Vasa |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://e-coretvasa.cz/pdfs/cor/2022/05/09.pdf |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.33678/cor.2022.012 |
| Keywords | Combined; Embolism; Foramen ovale; Paradoxical; Pulmonary embolism; Systemic |
| Description | We present a rare case of a patient with atypical symptoms regarding his diagnosis. Patient presented pri-marily with neurological symptoms. A computed tomography (CT) scan of this patient showed a simultane-ous pulmonary and systemic embolism. A subsequent preoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a persistent foramen ovale (PFO). It was apparently the way of systemic embolism which caused the neurological symptoms. In this case report we describe the therapy of a simultaneous pulmonary and paradoxical embolism. |