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MeSH Heading: Embolism, Paradoxical
Tree Number(s): C14.907.355.590.400
Unique ID: D019320
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019320
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific vessels or vascular disease (IM), often PULMONARY EMBOLISM or FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT
Scope Note: Blockage of an artery due to passage of a clot (THROMBUS) from a systemic vein to a systemic artery without its passing through the lung which acts as a filter to remove blood clots from entering the arterial circulation. Paradoxical embolism occurs when there is a defect that allows a clot to cross directly from the right to the left side of the heart as in the cases of ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS or open FORAMEN OVALE. Once in the arterial circulation, a clot can travel to the brain, block an artery, and cause a STROKE.
Entry Term(s): Crossed Embolism; Paradoxical Embolism
NLM Classification #: WG 540
Previous Indexing: Embolism (1975-1996); Thromboembolism (1976-1996); specific embolisms (1975-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2015/06/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0028766
Scope Note: Blockage of an artery due to passage of a clot (THROMBUS) from a systemic vein to a systemic artery without its passing through the lung which acts as a filter to remove blood clots from entering the arterial circulation. Paradoxical embolism occurs when there is a defect that allows a clot to cross directly from the right to the left side of the heart as in the cases of ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS or open FORAMEN OVALE. Once in the arterial circulation, a clot can travel to the brain, block an artery, and cause a STROKE.
Terms: Embolism, Paradoxical Preferred Term
Term UI T057588
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Paradoxical Embolism
Term UI T679686
Date08/14/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Crossed Embolism
Term UI T679685
Date08/14/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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