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This case highlights a rare congenital anomaly of a double atrial septum with an interatrial chamber and IVC stenosis as a potential cardiogenic cause of recurrent paradoxical embolism that can be diagnosed via transesophageal echocardiography.
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May prompt TEE evaluation for double atrial septum in recurrent embolism; leaves open its true prevalence and management guidelines.
Paradoxical embolism is a common cause of cryptogenic stroke. Cardiogenic origin is often the real culprit of unexplained stroke. We report a rare case of double atrial septum with an interatrial chamber and stenosis of the inferior vena cava orifice, which lead to recurrent paradoxical embolism, and then highlight the clinical importance of this rare type of congenital heart disease.
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Li et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Recurrent paradoxical embolism and double atrial septum anomaly (n=1). Surgical repair was evaluated on Surgical success and hospital discharge.
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