Demonstrates a rare complication of a malpositioned ECMO cannula leading to paradoxical thrombus transit through a patent foramen ovale.
We present a rare image documenting direct transit of a thrombus originating from the venous circulation and passing through a patent foramen ovale linked to a malpositioned cannula in the setting of temporary mechanical circulatory assistance in a young patient who underwent a peripheral extra corporeal membrane oxygenation as a circulatory support.
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