Trombo a través de foramen oval permeable: embolia paradojal cerebral y factores de alto riesgo de recurrencia. Caso clínico

• Autores: Eric Fuentes Latorre, Bárbara Vidal Hagemeijer
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 146, Nº. 10, 2018, págs. 1210-1214
• Idioma: español
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  • Paradoxical embolism due to a persistent patent foramen ovale. Report of one case
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  • Abstract: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is one of the most frequent congenital defects in adults. Its prevalence in middle-aged adults is close to 25-30% and may cause paradoxical embolic phenomena. We report a 45 years old male admitted for an ischemic stroke with an occlusion of the left terminal internal carotid artery. A thrombectomy was performed. Searching for possible sources of emboli, a patent foramen ovale was detected in an echocardiography, with an hypoechogenic examination image passing through it. Anticoagulant therapy was started and the patient had an uneventful evolution.