Shut that door: a man with contemporaneous multisite paradoxical embolization.
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been recognized as mediator of paradoxical embolism. Concurrent multisite paradoxical embolization is a quite rarely reported occurrence. We present a case of multisite paradoxical embolism (pulmonary, cerebral, upper limb) mediated by a large right-to-left shunt mediated by a PFO with associated a redundant Eustachian valve, successfully treated with PFO transcatheter closure and vena cava filter placement.
Rigatelli
Gianluca
G
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. jackyheart@hotmail.com
Dell'Avvocata
Fabio
F
Cardaioli
Paolo
P
Giordan
Massimo
M
Bernasconi
Mara
M
Palu'
Mariangela
M