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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
Thromboembolus crossing patent foramen ovale: appearance in multislice computed tomography and echocardiography
Alexander Weymann1, Bastian Schmack, Christian Rosendal
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University of Heidelberg, INF 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. weymann.alexander@googlemail.com
Abstract:
A 31-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to progressive dyspnea and a family history of pulmonary embolism. Multislice computed tomography depicted massive bilateral pulmonary embolism, and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a serpentine structure in both atria with the appearance of a thrombus. Furthermore, a highly mobile mass trapped in her patent foramen ovale was identified. She underwent emergency cardiac embolectomy and was discharged from our hospital with conventional anticoagulant therapy.
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