"Lots of clots": multiple thromboemboli including a huge paradoxical embolus in a 29-year old man. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Paradoxical embolism occurs when a venous thrombus passes into the arterial circulation, most commonly through an intracardiac shunt. This phenomenon has been associated with catastrophic outcomes such as stroke and ischemic limb. We report the case of a 29-year old man with multiple thromboemboli including a deep venous thrombus, bilateral pulmonary emboli, and a paradoxical embolus into his left subclavian artery. We postulate the underlying predisposition and sequence of events that may have resulted in these multiple blood clots and report on his successful surgical outcome.

publication date

  • September 14, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Aorta
  • Aortic Diseases
  • Embolism, Paradoxical
  • Pulmonary Embolism

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 50649107705

PubMed ID

  • 17869355

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 129

issue

  • 2