Pediatric acute paradoxical cerebral embolism with pulmonary embolism caused by extremely small patent foramen ovale

Herein, we report a pediatric case of acute paradoxical cerebral embolism complicated by serious acute pulmonary embolism that was caused by an extremely small patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient had no medical history suggestive of any other reason.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yamaguchi Junko, Noda Akihiro, Utagawa Akira, Sakurai Atsushi, Kinoshita Kosaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-12-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0002