"Embolism, Paradoxical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D019320
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.355.590.400 C14.907.355.830.850.400
|
| Concept/Terms |
Embolism, Paradoxical- Embolism, Paradoxical
- Embolisms, Paradoxical
- Paradoxical Embolisms
- Crossed Embolism
- Crossed Embolisms
- Embolism, Crossed
- Embolisms, Crossed
- Paradoxical Embolism
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Embolism, Paradoxical".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Embolism, Paradoxical".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Embolism, Paradoxical" by people in this website by year, and whether "Embolism, Paradoxical" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism, Paradoxical" by people in Profiles.