Paradoxical Embolism and a Patent Foramen Ovale.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Description
Patients who sustain an unexplained stroke or peripheral ischemic event should be examined for paradoxical embolism via right-to-left shunting. The confirmation of a patent foramen ovale by echocardiography is simple and noninvasive, and should suggest the possibility of a right-sided embolic source. Unrecognized right-to-left shunting that allows paradoxical embolism may be more frequent than generally recognized.
Citation Information
Kulpeksa, J.; Jobson, B.; Byrd, R. P.; and Roy, T. M.. 1998. Paradoxical Embolism and a Patent Foramen Ovale.. Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. Vol.91(4). 143-145. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9564249/ PMID: 9564249 ISSN: 1088-6222