A Dangerous Dilemma

John Nan, MD; Nicholas Tan, MD, MS; Hartzell Schaff, MD; Malcolm R. Bell, MD; Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD; Patricia J.M. Best, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2019)

A Dangerous Dilemma

John Nan, MD,
Nicholas Tan, MD, MS,
Hartzell Schaff, MD,
Malcolm R. Bell, MD,
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD,
Patricia J.M. Best, MD

Affiliations

John Nan, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
Nicholas Tan, MD, MS: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
Hartzell Schaff, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Malcolm R. Bell, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
Patricia J.M. Best, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Address for correspondence: Dr. Patricia J. M. Best, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 6, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 369 – 371

Abstract

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Pregnancy is associated with venous thromboembolism. Occasionally, thrombus can become entrapped across a patent foramen ovale, with risk of systemic embolism. This report presents a case of a pregnant woman who had thrombus in transit diagnosed by echocardiography, which was successfully removed by surgical thrombectomy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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