{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(2)"],"submitter":["Nunez R"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>A thrombus in transit (TIT) is a life-threatening condition associated with pulmonary embolism (PE). While TIT was once considered a rare diagnosis, its emergence has risen in recent years mainly through advancement in medical technology. Rare cases of a thrombus in transit crossing a patent foramen ovale in the context of pulmonary embolism have been reported. The appropriate treatment of patients in this setting remains unclear.<h4>Case summary</h4>We describe a 64-year-old man who presented with syncope to the emergency room secondary to acute pulmonary embolism. Initial transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale, verified by transoesophageal echocardiogram. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgi"],"journal":["European heart journal. Case reports"],"pagination":["ytaa580"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7954258"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Case report: Thrombus in transit-a cause of impending paradoxical embolism."],"pmcid":["PMC7954258"],"pubmed_authors":["Nunez JG","Berber S","Nunez R","Sanchez JA","Loaiza F","Almeida E","Arias S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Case report: Thrombus in transit-a cause of impending paradoxical embolism.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>A thrombus in transit (TIT) is a life-threatening condition associated with pulmonary embolism (PE). While TIT was once considered a rare diagnosis, its emergence has risen in recent years mainly through advancement in medical technology. Rare cases of a thrombus in transit crossing a patent foramen ovale in the context of pulmonary embolism have been reported. The appropriate treatment of patients in this setting remains unclear.<h4>Case summary</h4>We describe a 64-year-old man who presented with syncope to the emergency room secondary to acute pulmonary embolism. Initial transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale, verified by transoesophageal echocardiogram. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgi","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2025-04-05T16:17:52.842Z","creation":"2025-04-05T16:17:52.842Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7954258","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33738414"],"doi":["10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa580"]}}