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Pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale and paradoxical embolization
F L Mirarchi1, J Hecker, C M Kramer
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital Campus, MCP-Hahnemann University, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|June 23, 2000
Abstract:
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.