title: Shut that door: a man with contemporaneous multisite paradoxical embolization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. jackyheart@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigatelli
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dell'Avvocata
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardaioli
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giordan
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palu'