Rare case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula simulating residual defect after transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale for recurrent paradoxical embolism

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjoern Peters ◽  
P. Ewert ◽  
S. Schubert ◽  
H. Abdul-Khaliq ◽  
P.E. Lange
Keyword(s):  
Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Patent Foramen Ovale ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Transcatheter Closure ◽  
Paradoxical Embolism ◽  
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Foramen Ovale ◽  
Residual Defect

scholarly journals Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Splenic Infarction: An Unusual Presentation and an Unusual Indication

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Edgar Stroppa Lamas ◽  
Alan Vinicius Gamero Osti
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Clinical Condition ◽  
Patent Foramen Ovale ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Paradoxical Embolism ◽  
Splenic Infarction ◽  
Foramen Ovale ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Work Up

Background. Splenic infarction is a rare clinical condition. It is generally attributed to hematologic, vascular, cardioembolic, and infectious diseases or trauma. Case Presentation. We describe a rare case in an otherwise asymptomatic 41-year-old overweight woman with acute abdominal pain. Imaging work-up revealed splenic infarction. Common etiologies were excluded. A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient was sent to closure with good outcome. Conclusion. Paradoxical embolism due to PFO can be a cause of splenic infarction, and its investigation and subsequent closure may be considered when there are no other causative disorders.

scholarly journals A Case Report on Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula with Recurrent Cerebral Infarction

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 098
Author(s):  
Lu He ◽  
Ge-sheng Cheng ◽  
Ya-juan Du ◽  
Yu-shun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Patent Foramen Ovale ◽  
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Foramen Ovale ◽  
Two Factors

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) have been both proposed as a mechanism for cerebral infarction. However, there are only a few reports on how to distinguish the role of the two factors in cerebral infarction.

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