Adult cyanotic congenital heart disease: an unusual cause of stroke
Küçük Resim Yok
Tarih
2013
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOC
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
A 33-year-old male patient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot was hospitalised for multiple peripheral arterial emboli. Bilateral above-knee amputation had been done after unsuccessful femoral embolectomy. A large thrombus was detected in the apical portion of the left ventricle which was the source of the embolus. The patient complained of mild frontal headache and progressive right-sided weakness shortly after an echocardiographic examination. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a left middle cerebral artery territory infarct. Patients with grown-up cyanotic congenital heart disease are at increased risk of thromboembolic cerebrovascular events. This report highlights the necessity for physicians to be alert for uncommon causes of acute stroke.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Stroke, Tetralogy of Fallot
Kaynak
JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
63
Sayı
7
