Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound  2007;15(1):19-22

Tentatively Diagnosed as Myxoma : Transit Thrombus Entrapped in Patent Foramen Ovale.

Sung Eun KIM 1 ; Dae Gyun PARK

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Keywords

Embolism; Paradoxical; Heart septal defect; Atrial; Thrombus

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

This case report presents a thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale- impending paradoxical embolism, in 85 years old woman. It was tentatively diagnosed as atrial myxoma but after a month of anticoagulation therapy, completely resolved. So we can make diagnosis of impending paradoxical embolism retrospectively.