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Case Reports
. 2018 Apr 7;45(2):117-118.
doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-5998. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Caught in the Act: Paradoxical Emboli

Michael E Layoun, Eric H Yang, Henry M Honda, Jonathan M Tobis
Case Reports

Caught in the Act: Paradoxical Emboli

Michael E Layoun et al. Tex Heart Inst J. .
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Thoracic computed tomogram (coronal view) shows pulmonary embolism with surrounding consolidation (arrow) and thrombus extending from the superior vena cava to the right atrium (oval).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Abdominal computed tomogram (axial view) shows extensive splenic infarcts (arrows).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Transesophageal echocardiogram (90° right midposition view) shows a mobile thrombus (arrows) extending from the right atrium (RA) into the left atrium (LA). Supplemental motion image is available for Figure 3.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Intracardiac echocardiogram (color-flow Doppler mode) shows a patent foramen ovale at the time of percutaneous closure. LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium
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