SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF IMPENDING PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM THROUGH PATENT FORAMEN OVALE

被引:38
作者
CAES, FL [1 ]
VANBELLEGHEM, YV [1 ]
MISSAULT, LH [1 ]
COENYE, KE [1 ]
VANNOOTEN, GJ [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GHENT HOSP,DEPT CARDIOL,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM
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10.1016/0003-4975(94)00892-B
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe the case of a patient with deep venous thrombosis who had cerebral and extremity paradoxical emboli and an intracardiac thrombus crossing a patent foramen ovale identified by echocardiography. He was treated successfully with immediate intracardiac embolectomy and closure of the patent foramen ovale.
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页码:1559 / 1561
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