Author/Authors :
Hajsadeghi، Shokoufeh نويسنده Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran. , , Jafarian Kerman، Scott Reza نويسنده Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Farsi، Negin نويسنده Medical Sdudents research Committee, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Rahbar، Hossien نويسنده Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
Abstract: Coexistence of pulmonary embolism and systemic arterial embolism can be one of the most life threatening conditions, diagnosed as paradoxical embolism which suggests the presence of intra-cardiac defects. The case presented herein, is a 46-year old male with paradoxical emboli. The patient was diagnosed as having pulmonary embolism and unilateral lower extremity arterial emboli through a previously undetected Patent oval foramen oval (PFO). This case shows the importance of evaluating paradoxical embolism in unexplained cases of acute limb ischemia.
