Thrombus through a patent foramen ovale: a direct cause of cardioembolic stroke and pulmonary embolism
Rev Port Cardiol
.
2012 Sep;31(9):625-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.03.003.
Epub 2012 Aug 4.
Authors
Frederico Guilherme Ferreira
1
,
Sara Costa
,
Alexandra Gonçalves
,
Filipe Macedo
,
M Júlia Maciel
Affiliation
1
Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar S. João, Porto, Portugal.
PMID:
22867980
DOI:
10.1016/j.repc.2012.03.003
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Aged
Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications*
Heart Diseases / complications*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Stroke / etiology*
Thrombosis / complications*