JACC Case Reports
Pulmonary Embolism, Silent Stroke, and an Occult Caval Thrombus
By Truong Q. Le, Nhat Minh Giang, Hai H. Nguyen and 1 others.
Abstract
Clot in transit (CIT) through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with concomitant pulmonary embolism is a rare condition that carries high mortality and lacks established management guidelines.
Keywords
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- pulmonary embolism
- silent stroke
- right ventricular thrombus
- intracardiac thrombus
- venous thromboembolism
- Open access
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