Abstract
We report a case of a 19-year-old man presenting with an acute myocardial infarction. Coronary arteries were free from atherosclerotic disease. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) was detected on contrast echocardiography with right-to-left shunting during Valsalva maneuver. No other embolic source was identified. We closed the patient's PFO with a 23-mm PFO occluder. No residual intracardiac shunt was found on contrast transthoracic echocardiography at 1-year follow-up and no recurrent paradoxical embolization occurred.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Cardiology Cases |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2012 |
Keywords
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Coronary embolization
- Patent foramen ovale
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Trabattoni, D., Zaro, T., & Garducci, S. (2012). A myocardial infarction may disclose patent foramen ovale. Journal of Cardiology Cases, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2011.08.007