Paradoxical Embolization in an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient
Cystic fibrosis patients with an implantable venous access device (IVAD) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at an increased risk of developing paradoxical embolism. A 33-year-old patient who had a cerebrovascular accident in the above setting is described. She had been anticoagulated because she h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2007-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/492128 |
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