CT Diagnosis of Paradoxical Embolism via a Patent Foramen Ovale in a Patient with a Pulmonary Embolism and Prominent Eustachian Valve
- Author:
Min Ji SON
1
;
Seung Min YOO
;
Charles S WHITE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 2021;82(2):435-439
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: While there is a high prevalence of patent foramen ovale in adults, paradoxical embolism via a patent foramen ovale is rare. Previous echocardiographic studies indicated that paradoxical embolism might only occur in patients with high-risk features of patent foramen ovale (i.e., large defect size, presence of a Eustachian valve, and high right atrial pressure). Here, we present a case of patent foramen ovale with high-risk CT features for paradoxical embolism.
