Trombo a través de foramen oval permeable: embolia paradojal cerebral y factores de alto riesgo de recurrencia. Caso clínico

Abstract: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is one of the most frequent congenital defects in adults. Its prevalence in middle-aged adults is close to 25-30% and may cause paradoxical embolic phenomena. We report a 45 years old male admitted for an ischemic stroke with an occlusion of the left terminal internal carotid artery. A thrombectomy was performed. Searching for possible sources of emboli, a patent foramen ovale was detected in an echocardiography, with an hypoechogenic examination image passing through it. Anticoagulant therapy was started and the patient had an uneventful evolution.

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Main Authors: Fuentes Latorre,Eric, Vidal Hagemeijer,Bárbara
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2018
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872018001001210
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