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Transesophageal echocardiography as the final defense in impending paradoxical embolism: a case report.
Background: Impending paradoxical embolism (IPDE) involves venous thrombi crossing a patent foramen ovale, posing high risks of systemic embolization.
Case presentation: A 64-year-old male was admitted to the operation theater due to heart failure symptoms, with the original plan of undergoing atrial mass resection and mitral valve replacement. Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) diagnosed the patient with IPDE and acute pulmonary embolism. And this critical diagnosis immediately altered the surgical decision-making process, which included pulmonary artery thrombectomy. The successful treatment of this case was significantly attributed to the intraoperative TEE examination, which provided essential real-time diagnostic information guiding the surgical approach. This case highlighted the importance of intra-operative TEE in management of IPDE for surgical planning.
Conclusions: TEE is the final defense in IPDE. To optimize surgical outcomes and avert misdiagnosis, routine utilization of intraoperative TEE is highly recommended for similar cases.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of research in the field of Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. The journal publishes original scientific research documenting clinical and experimental advances in cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery, and related fields.
Topics of interest include surgical techniques, survival rates, surgical complications and their outcomes; along with basic sciences, pediatric conditions, transplantations and clinical trials.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is of interest to cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, cardiothoracic anaesthesiologists, cardiologists, chest physicians, and allied health professionals.