Paradoxical Cerebral Embolism Secondary to Superior Vena Cava Occlusion and Development of a Systemic Right-to-Left Shunt
Paradoxical cerebral embolism, although rare, can be secondary to acquired causes such as superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion and development of a mediastinal right-to-left shunt. Such shunts allow undisturbed passage of thromboemboli to bypass the pulmonary circulation and enter the systemic circula...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1730104 |
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