Clot Through the Heart. Issue 4 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leach, Joseph R.; Elicker, Brett; Yee, Judy; Puppula, Shilpa; Wisneski, Judith A.; Yeh, Benjamin M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of computer assisted tomography. Volume 39:Issue 4(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Tomography -- Periodicals; Tomography -- Periodicals; Tomography; Periodicals; 616.0757
• DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000232
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-8715

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We present the case of a 67-year-old man with concomitant stroke and pulmonary embolism 1 day after radiofrequency catheter ablation for refractory atrial tachycardia. A chest computed tomographic angiogram revealed "thrombus-in-transit" across a patent foramen ovale, confirming the diagnosis of paradoxical embolism. Paradoxical embolism is a rare definitive diagnosis. Our case is a key demonstration of the even rarer instance where such a diagnosis is confirmed at multidetector computed tomography.</p> </sec> </abstract>