A large biatrial thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a case with massive pulmonary embolism

Emir Derviş; Müjdat Aktaş; Serdar Bozyel; Şadan Yavuz; Tayfun Şahin

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15084

Emir Derviş¹, Müjdat Aktaş¹, Serdar Bozyel², Şadan Yavuz³, Tayfun Şahin¹

¹Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
²Department of Cardiology, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15084

Thrombus development in cardiac chambers increases the risk of mortality, compared to pulmonary embolism alone, and can require change in therapy. In the presence of patent foramen ovale, paradoxical systemic embolization can occur associated with a higher incidence of death and embolic complications. Herein, we present a case of pulmonary embolism concomitant a right atrial huge thrombus entrapped in patent foramen ovale and prolapsing into the left heart chambers.

Keywords : Patent foramen ovale; pulmonary embolism; thrombus

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