Paradoxical embolism as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in a young female
This is the case of a 44-year-old female patient with no risk factors, extensive stroke and deep vein thrombosis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a permeable oval foramen, which allowed a paradoxical embolism to be raised as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular event. Otherpro...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Repositorio: | Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/599 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/599 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | accidente cerebral vascular infarto cerebral foramen oval embolia paradójica vascular stroke stroke paradoxical embolism |
| Resumo: | This is the case of a 44-year-old female patient with no risk factors, extensive stroke and deep vein thrombosis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a permeable oval foramen, which allowed a paradoxical embolism to be raised as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular event. Otherprobable etiologies were discarded. The patient was discharged with clinical improvement receiving anticoagulation, physical therapy and rehabilitation. |
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