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dc.contributor.authorCachia, Monique
dc.contributor.authorPace Bardon, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFsadni, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMontefort, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T13:27:55Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T13:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationCachia, M., Pace Bardon, M., Fsadni, P., & Montefort, S. (2015). Systemic and venous thromboembolism: think about paradoxical embolism. BMJ Case Reports, 1-3.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/23563
dc.description.abstractPatent foramen ovale (PFO) is one of the most important causes of paradoxical embolism; it is found in about 25–30% of the population. In most patients, it is asymptomatic and diagnosis is usually made during routine echocardiography. In a small proportion of patients, PFO is diagnosed after paradoxical embolism is suspected. We present a case of a middle-aged smoker who was admitted with lower limb deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, who developed acute upper limb ischaemia during his inpatient stay. Since doctors might dismiss such cases as routine, this report highlights the importance of detailed history taking and examination in patients with venous thromboembolism. Paradoxical embolism should always be considered as a possible diagnosis when managing patients with concomitant venous and arterial embolism.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherBMJen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectThromboembolismen_GB
dc.subjectThrombosisen_GB
dc.subjectEmbolism, paradoxicalen_GB
dc.subjectForamen Ovale, Patenten_GB
dc.titleSystemic and venous thromboembolism : think about paradoxical embolismen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr-2015-211174
dc.publication.titleBMJ Case Reportsen_GB
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