A case of unprovoked, precarious, patent foramen ovale protuberance

Echo Research and Practice - Tập 4 - Trang K17-K20 - 2017
H. Z. R. McConkey1, M. Ghosh-Dastidar1, S. R. Redwood1, V. Bapat1
1The King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, The Rayne Institute, London, UK

Tóm tắt

This is a case of a precarious thrombotic mass straddling a patent foramen ovale which had already embolised to the pulmonary circulation. The diagnosis was initially deceptive and management challenging.

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