Thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale
oleh: Costantina Prota, Rodolfo Citro, Angelo Silverio, Roberto Ascoli, Corrado Naddeo, Giovanni Vitale, Federico Piscione
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| Diterbitkan: | PAGEPress Publications 2015-11-01 |
Deskripsi
We present a case of a 67-year-old male with pulmonary embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed the presence of a mobile thrombus straddling the patent foramen ovale (PFO) and prolapsing into both atria. Treatment with heparin was started. Five days after admission, repeat TEE revealed a reduction in thrombus dimensions, so anticoagulation therapy was continued. Eleven days after admission, TEE showed complete disappearance of the thrombus.