A 57-Year-Old Man With Insidious Dyspnea and Nonpleuritic Chest and Back Pain

Nakamura, Kenta; Alba, George A.; Scheske, Jonathan A.; Meyersohn, Nandini M.; Stone, James R.; Vlahakes, Gus J.; Wright, Cameron D.; Ghoshhajra, Brian B.; Dudzinski, David M.

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2016.02.680

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“…However, in the process of clot aspiration the fragmented pieces of clot might cause systemic embolization through PFO [9]. The discussed treatment options are summarized in Figure 5 [21].…”

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Saddle Pulmonary Embolus Caught in Transit across a Patent Foramen Ovale

Barbaryan

Bailuc

Abicht

et al. 2019

Case Reports in Pulmonology

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Impending paradoxical embolism (IPE) also described in the literature as thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or paradoxical embolus in transit is a rare condition when thrombus (originating mostly in deep veins of lower extremities) embolized to the heart gets caught in PFO or in atrial septal defect without systemic embolization. We present a case of a 39-year-old female on oral contraceptive pills who presented to the emergency department with chief complaint of dyspnea and chest pain. She was found to have saddle pulmonary embolus (PE) extending through PFO to left atrium and into the left ventricle. Patient underwent emergent open pulmonary embolectomy, removal of right and left atrial thrombi, and closure of patent foramen ovale. She tolerated the surgery well and was discharged home on chronic anticoagulation therapy.

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