Abstract

GUTIERREZ JAIKEL, Dr. Luis  and  ROMERO TRIANA, Dr. Luis. Embolismo cerebral recurrente, foramen oval permeable e hipercoagulabilidad. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2007, vol.9, n.2, pp.25-29. ISSN 1409-4142.

We present the case of a patient with recurrent brain embolism, patent foramen ovale and hypercoagulable state, with a myxoma like mass in the right atrium that during the surgical time, was demonstrated to be redundant atrial muscle.

Keywords : brain embolism; hypercoagulable state; patent foramen ovale; myxoma; interatrial septum.

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