PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBUS ENTRAPP ED IN THE FORAMEN OVALE VALUE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Authors
AUGUSSEAU MP PACOURET G CHARBONNIER B SIRINELLI A DREYFUS X AUPART M
Citation
Mp. Augusseau et al., PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBUS ENTRAPP ED IN THE FORAMEN OVALE VALUE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 90(11), 1997, pp. 1533-1538
Citations number
9
Journal title
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039683
Volume
90
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1533 - 1538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9683(1997)90:11<1533:PEATEE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The authors report a case of paradoxical embolism presenting with sync ope and a transient cerebrovascular accident. A large thrombus was obs erved entrapped in the foramen ovale during transthoracic echocardiogr aphy and confirmed at transoesophageal echocardiography. Despite the r ecent cerebrovascular event surgery was successfully performed. This c linical situation, and a review of the literature illustrate the diagn ostic value of transoesophageal echocardiography, the finding of an in tra-atrial thrombus being a possible surgical indication when the clin ical context is favourable.