Case Reports
November 25, 2015
Vol. 80 No. 3 (2013): Cardiac series
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.76

Thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale

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Thrombosis, Patent Forame Ovale, Pulmonary Embolism.
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Costantina Prota
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Rodolfo Citro
rodolfocitro@gmail.com
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Angelo Silverio
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Roberto Ascoli
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Corrado Naddeo
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Giovanni Vitale
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
Federico Piscione
Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy.
We present a case of a 67-year-old male with pulmonary embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed the presence of a mobile thrombus straddling the patent foramen ovale (PFO) and prolapsing into both atria. Treatment with heparin was started. Five days after admission, repeat TEE revealed a reduction in thrombus dimensions, so anticoagulation therapy was continued. Eleven days after admission, TEE showed complete disappearance of the thrombus.

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“Thrombus Straddling a Patent Foramen Ovale”. 2015. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 80 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.76.