Cerebrovascular Accident Secondary to Paradoxical Embolism Following Arteriovenous Graft Thrombectomy

Thrombectomy is a common procedure performed to declot thrombosed dialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or arteriovenous graft (AVG). Complications associated with access thrombectomy like pulmonary embolism have been reported, but paradoxical embolism is extremely rare. We report a case of a 74-year...

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Main Authors: Jolina Pamela Santos, Zaher Hamadeh, Naheed Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/183730
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