Pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale and paradoxical embolization

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Mirarchi, Ferdinando L ^a,b   Hecker, Janene ^b   Kramer, Christopher M ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Allegheny General Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale (PFO); Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; DOPAMINE; HEPARIN; NORADRENALIN; TROPONIN T;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMBOLECTOMY; FATALITY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH INTUBATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; WHEEZING;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0013208141     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00177-3     Document Type: Article

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