Journals / İstanbul Medical Journal / 2021 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3

Paradoxical Embolism After a Traffic Accident: A Rare Case of Thrombus Entrapped in a Patent Foramen Ovale

Trafik Kazası Sonrası Gelişen Paradoks Emboli: Nadir Görülen Bir Olgu, Patent Foraman Oavalede Trombüs Tuzaklanması

Pages
232–234
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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Herein,we present a case, including the diagnosis and treatment, ofa paradoxical embolism in a 53-year-old female with a nonvehicletraffic accident who developed a pulmonary embolismand acute cerebral infarction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Paradoxical embolism is the passage of a thrombus formedin the venous system through shunts in the lung or heartinto the systemic circulation.
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Key Findings & Data:The most common intracardiacshunt is a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
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Conclusion & Impact:Herein,we present a case, including the diagnosis and treatment, ofa paradoxical embolism in a 53-year-old female with a nonvehicletraffic accident who developed a pulmonary embolismand acute cerebral infarction.
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Abstract

Paradoxical embolism is the passage of a thrombus formedin the venous system through shunts in the lung or heartinto the systemic circulation. The most common intracardiacshunt is a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the transitionof a thrombus formed in the right heart to the left heart andsystemic circulation through the PFO is a temporary situation,the entrapped thrombus in the PFO is extremely rare. Herein,we present a case, including the diagnosis and treatment, ofa paradoxical embolism in a 53-year-old female with a nonvehicletraffic accident who developed a pulmonary embolismand acute cerebral infarction.

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Paradoks emboli akciğer veya kalpteki şantlar aracılığıyla venöz sistemde oluşan bir trombüsün sistemik dolaşıma geçmesi olarak bilinir. En sık görülen intrakardiyak şant patent foramen ovaledir (PFO). Sağ kalpte oluşan bir trombüsün PFO aracılığıyla sol kalbe ve sistemik dolaşıma geçişi geçici bir durum olduğundan PFO’daki trombüs tuzaklanması son derece nadir görülür. Burada araç-dışı trafik kazası sonrası pulmoner emboli ve akut serebral infarktüs gelişen 53 yaşındaki bir kadın hastadaki paradoksal embolinin tanı ve tedavisiyle ilgili bir olgu sunuyoruz.

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ALSANCAK, Y., GÜRBÜZ, A. S., DÜZENLİ, M. A., KANDEMİR, Ş. A. (2022). Paradoxical Embolism After a Traffic Accident: A Rare Case of Thrombus Entrapped in a Patent Foramen Ovale. İstanbul Medical Journal, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3, 232–234. https://ajindex.com/articles/551791

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