"Embolism, Paradoxical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Blockage of an artery due to passage of a clot (THROMBUS) from a systemic vein to a systemic artery without its passing through the lung which acts as a filter to remove blood clots from entering the arterial circulation. Paradoxical embolism occurs when there is a defect that allows a clot to cross directly from the right to the left side of the heart as in the cases of ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS or open FORAMEN OVALE. Once in the arterial circulation, a clot can travel to the brain, block an artery, and cause a STROKE.
| Descriptor ID |
D019320
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.355.590.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Embolism, Paradoxical- Embolism, Paradoxical
- Embolisms, Paradoxical
- Paradoxical Embolisms
- Paradoxical Embolism
- Crossed Embolism
- Crossed Embolisms
- Embolism, Crossed
- Embolisms, Crossed
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism, Paradoxical" by people in Profiles.
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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke Prevention and Other Disorders. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 06 17; 7(12).
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Closure or medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke with patent foramen ovale. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 15; 366(11):991-9.
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Superior vena cava thrombosis and paradoxical embolic stroke due to collateral drainage from the brachiocephalic vein to the left atrium. Tex Heart Inst J. 2011; 38(2):170-3.
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Transcranial Doppler detection of venous-to-arterial circulation shunts: criteria for patent foramen ovale. J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Jun; 37(5):276-80.
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Successful removal of a paradoxical coronary embolus using an aspiration catheter. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006 Nov; 3(11):633-6.
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Patent foramen ovale and paradoxical systemic embolism: a bibliographic review. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2003 Jun; 74(6 Pt 2):B1-64.
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Right hemidiaphragmatic elevation with a right-to-left interatrial shunt through a patent foramen ovale: a case report and literature review. Chest. 2001 Dec; 120(6):2094-6.
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Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and surgical management of a paradoxical embolus extending through a patent foramen ovale. Anesth Analg. 1997 May; 84(5):1166-7.