Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale is the procedure of choice for paradoxical embolism.
Cheng
Tsung O
TO
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver