1. Acute bilateral pulmonary embolism and complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery caused by paradoxical embolus through a persistent foramen ovale in a 32-year- old woman 
Brigitte Gansera, MD, Michael Bauer, MD, Laura Gansera, Walter Eichinger, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 145, Issue 6, Pages e67-e69 (June 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Duplex ultrasound shows thrombosis of the left carotid artery.
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3. Figure 2 The surgical specimen in the left internal carotid artery.
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