Intra-atrial embolus trapped in patent foramen ovale before systemic embolization

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):e49-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.064. Epub 2009 Mar 26.

Authors

Oon Cheong Ooi¹, Felix Woitek, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Chuen Neng Lee, Uwe Klima, Theo Kofidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, The Heart Institute-National University Hospital, 119074 Singapore.

PMID: 19660325
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.064

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Embolism / complications*
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications*
Heart Atria*
Heart Diseases / complications*
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / complications*