title: Clinical characteristics and follow-up results of 12 cases of paradoxical embolism.
abstract: This article contains the clinical characteristics of the paradoxical embolized patients and the following up results. Data included are related to the article "Paradoxical embolism: Experiences from a single center" (Zhang Hong-liang, Liu Zhi-hong, Luo Qin, Wang Yong, Zhao Zhi-hui, Xiong Chang-ming, in press) [1]. The data are obtained from the hospital records and telephone interview.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, People׳s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Xiong