Cardiopulmonary resuscitation may cause paradoxical embolism
This paper reports a case of paradoxical embolism of right heart thrombi visualized on transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR may cause a right-to-left shunt by producing a sudden increase in right atrial pressure during the compression phase. In cardiac arrest patients with right heart thrombi who have received CPR, systemic embolization can occur owing to paradoxical embolism.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sun Ju Kim, Yunseob Kim, Kyo Jin Ahn, Sung Oh. Hwang Source Type: research