Antonio Rizza, Francesco Negro, Tommaso Gasbarri, Roberto Arpesani, Baldassare Ferro, Paolo Roncucci, Cataldo Palmieri, Simone Sorbo, Emilio Maria Pasanisi, Marco Solinas, Sergio Berti
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism represents the third most frequent acute cardiovascular syndrome worldwide. Its clinical manifestations are deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. Despite a considerable mortality, diagnosis is often missed. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the management of a female patient with high-risk pulmonary thromboembolism treated initially with thromboaspiration, complicated by embolus jailing in a patent foramen ovale. In this situation, left cardiac chambers and systemic circulation were jeopardized by this floating embolus...
November 28, 2022: Cardiovascular Ultrasound