Renal infarction caused by paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale

• Main Authors: Hyemin Jeong (Author), Hyun Woo Lee (Author), Ji Young Joung (Author), Yoon Young Cho (Author), Dongmo Je (Author), Kyungmin Huh (Author), Hye Ryoun Jang (Author), Wooseong Huh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 48-year-old man presented with acute right flank pain. A computed tomography scan revealed right renal infarction. Because he had no thrombosis in the renal vessels and no clear embolic source, a further examination was performed to find the cause of the renal infarction. On transesophageal echoca...