ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal

Double Embolism: A Very Rare Presentation of Concurrent Pulmonary Embolism and Embolic Stroke without Arterivenous Shunt

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Roghayeh Pourkia 1
Asghar Mohamadi 2
Hoda Naghshineh 3
Mahmoud Sadeghi Haddad Zavareh 4
Faezeh Dehghani Tafti 5

1 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

2 Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Rahimi Hospital, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

3 School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

4 Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Reseach Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

5 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.48305/arya.2023.11560.2104
Abstract
Embolic material forms in many parts of the body and can affect anywhere in the body. Pulmonary embolism and embolic stroke are the most common presentations of embolic disorders in the body. Embolic events have different causes, and the heart is one of the most important places where emboli originate. One of the uncommon causes of embolic events is non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), which can occur in patients with advanced cancer. NBTE can lead to embolism. Embolisation may occur in some organs including the central nervous system, kidneys, spleen, limb extremities, and coronary arteries. The authors aim to describe a rare case with concurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) and embolic stroke caused by non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) in a woman with breast cancer.
 

Keywords

Double embolism
Embolic stroke
Pulmonary embolism
Arterivenous shunt
Concurren
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ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4
July 2023
Pages 67-71

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