[Impending paradoxical embolism visualized by echocardiography combined with pulmonary embolism: a case report]

J Cardiol. 2000 Aug;36(2):123-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea on exertion and dizziness. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a mobile mass (3.5 x 1.0 cm) attached to the left atrial septum and transesophageal echocardiography showed the mass in the right atrium protruding through the patent foramen ovale into the left atrium. A mobile snake-like thrombus was apparent in the right atrium and right ventricle. The diagnosis was pulmonary embolism with impending paradoxical emboli.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications*