Table 1 PDE cases reported in MEDLINE/PubMed and scopus databases
No. | Author [Ref.] | Biographical information | Diagnosis | Treatment (Coronary; Pulmonary and PFO closure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Collado Fareed Moses et al. [3] | 71 years female | NSTEMI; PE; PFO | C: Occlusion of RCA; Aspiration thrombectomy; Antiplatelet treatment not mentioned Pul: Not mentioned PFO closure: Not suitable due to severe pulmonary hypertension |
2 | Rovner et al. [11] | 70 years female | STEMI (anterolateral wall); PE; PFO | C: No acute occlusion; Lucent area in OM; Antiplatelet treatment not mentioned Pul: Oral anticoagulant (Warfarin) PFO closure: Deferred due to sepsis from a urinary tract infection; Later lost to follow-up |
3 | Hline et al. [12] | 86 years female | STEMI (inferior wall); PE; PFO | C: Occlusion of RCA. Aspiration thrombectomy; Intracoronary heparin and abciximab; Antiplatelet treatment not mentioned Pul: Lifelong anticoagulant (Warfarin) PFO closure: Multidisciplinary discussion not recommend |
4 | Smith et al. [10] | 69 years female | STEMI (inferior wall); PE; PFO;Â Acute RV Failure | C: Occlusion of PD and PL; Aspiration thrombectomy and balloon dilation; Oral aspirin Pul: Pulmonary angiography, interventional clot fragment and aspiration; and intra-arterial thrombolysis; Long-term anticoagulant (Warfarin) PFO closure: No |
5 | Knobloch et al. [13] | 38 years male | STEMI (inferior wall); PE and DVT. Embolic occlusion of the left popliteal artery and left carotid artery; PFO | C: Normal coronary angiogram Pul: Not mentioned PFO closure: Yes, transcatheter Others: Left popliteal: Embolus removal with Fogarty catheter; Left carotid embolus: surgery |
6 | Haghi et al. [14] | 61 years female | NSTEMI; PE; PFO | C: Balloon angioplasty (OM) and oral Aspirin Pul: Long-term anticoagulant (Warfarin) PFO closure: No |
7 | Falcetta et al. [15] | 68 years male | STEMI (inferior wall); PE and DVT; PFO. | C: Aspiration thrombectomy (RCA) Pul: Surgical removal of embolus in pulmonary trunk; Long-term anticoagulant (Specific drug not mentioned) PFO closure: Surgery removal of the worm-shaped embolus (13Â cm) and PFO surgical sutured |
8 | Uchida et al. [16] | 59 yrs male | STEMI (inferior wall); PE; PFO; AF. | C: Intravenous urokinase; Total occlusion of PD; PTCA of PD; Oral Aspirin Pul: Long-term anticoagulant (Warfarin) PFO closure: No |
9 | Cvetković et al. [17] | 75 yrs female | STEMI (posterior wall); Autopsy found PE | C: Total occlusion of RCA. Died during CAG Pul: NA PFO closure: NA |