• Cardiovasc Revasc Med · Apr 2009

    Case Reports

    Shut that door: a man with contemporaneous multisite paradoxical embolization.

    • Gianluca Rigatelli, Fabio Dell'Avvocata, Paolo Cardaioli, Massimo Giordan, Mara Bernasconi, and Mariangela Palu'.
    • Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. jackyheart@hotmail.com
    • Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2009 Apr 1;10(2):125-7.

    AbstractPatent foramen ovale (PFO) has been recognized as mediator of paradoxical embolism. Concurrent multisite paradoxical embolization is a quite rarely reported occurrence. We present a case of multisite paradoxical embolism (pulmonary, cerebral, upper limb) mediated by a large right-to-left shunt mediated by a PFO with associated a redundant Eustachian valve, successfully treated with PFO transcatheter closure and vena cava filter placement.

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