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Nardone RaffaeleAbstract
The transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler/Duplex ultrasonography (ceTCD) are complementary methods for diagnosing a right to left shunt across a patent foramen ovale. We report on a case of paradoxical embolism across a subclavian arterial-venous fistula. This case underlines the necessity of performing the ceTCD, as in this condition the right to left shunt could be detected by means of ceTCD, whereas the TEE reveals regular findings.
Useful keywords (using NLM MeSH Indexing)
Arteriovenous Fistula/complications*
Arteriovenous Fistula/diagnosis*
Arteriovenous Fistula/ultrasonography
Cerebral Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolism, Paradoxical/diagnosis*
Embolism, Paradoxical/etiology*
Embolism, Paradoxical/ultrasonography
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism/diagnosis*
Intracranial Embolism/etiology*
Intracranial Embolism/ultrasonography
Ischemic Attack, Transient/diagnosis
Ischemic Attack, Transient/etiology
Ischemic Attack, Transient/ultrasonography
Subclavian Artery/radiography
Subclavian Artery/ultrasonography
Subclavian Vein/radiography
Subclavian Vein/ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial/methods
Young Adult
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