Momentarily stuck in the foramen ovale.

Abstract

An 80-year-old woman was admitted for a diagnosis of severe pulmonary embolism. A large serpentine thrombus stuck in a patent foramen ovale (PFO) completely resolved without the patient experiencing any manifestation. The right renal artery was the final destination. Thromboaspiration was unsuccessful. Three months later, the patient was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma and metastatic dissemination.

• Authors: Maxime Rousselle, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat, Jean-Marc Aubert, Julie Darchis, Xavier Gonin, Daniel Lenica, Jean-Jacques Bauchart, Jean-Luc Auffray, Virginia Gaxotte, Thierry H LeJemtel, Patrick Goldstein, Philippe Asseman
• Journal: European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology (Eur J Echocardiogr) Vol. 8 Issue 3 Pg. 223-6 (Jun 2007) ISSN: 1525-2167 [Print] England
• PMID: 16545983 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Female
• Heart Septal Defects, Atrial (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Pulmonary Embolism (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Renal Artery Obstruction (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Ultrasonography