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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale PFO: An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Thrombus straddling patent foramen ovale and massive pulmonary embolism
Nirmal Panthee1, Raamesh Koirala1, Nivesh Rajbhandari1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Abstract:
A thrombus straddling the foramen ovale is rare; and optimal management is controversial. Most of the literature on this topic is available only in the form of case reports. Here, we present a case of 30-year-old female with recent history of fibular fracture and thrombus in transit through patent foramen ovale and massive pulmonary embolism who was successfully managed with pulmonary embolectomy, extraction of serpentine thrombus straddling patent foramen ovale, and closure of patent foramen ovale.
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