Ozcan ORSCELİK, Emre Ertan SAHİN, Emrah YESİL, Bugra OZKAN, Hakan UYAR, Dilek Cicek YİLMAZ, İsmail Turkay OZCAN

Migrated thrombus extending from right atrium to left atrium through patent foramen ovale: Two case reports

Venous thromboembolism is a common disease with conditions ranging from clinically asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis to fatal pulmonary embolism. Venous thromboembolism is the most important cause of paradoxical embolism and pulmonary embolism. In this case report we present a case of thrombus extending from the right atrium to the left atrium through patent foramen ovale

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