Cardiology - Case Reports
29 June 2025
Vol. 91 No. 2 (2021)
A case of extensive biatrial clot straddling the patent foramen ovale
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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common abnormality that occurs in about 25% of the adult population. In most cases is a benign finding, but sometimes the communication between the right and the left atria can be a conduit for thrombi.
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“A Case of Extensive Biatrial Clot Straddling the Patent Foramen Ovale”. 2021. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1733.
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