An unusual presentation of patent foramen ovale

Rupal Morjaria; Marie Tsaloumas; Peter Shah

doi:10.1177/2054270415596320

An unusual presentation of patent foramen ovale

JRSM Open. 2015 Aug 19;6(8):2054270415596320. doi: 10.1177/2054270415596320. eCollection 2015 Aug.

Authors

Rupal Morjaria¹, Marie Tsaloumas², Peter Shah³

Affiliations

¹ Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QU, UK ; Oxford University NHS Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
² University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
³ Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QU, UK ; University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK ; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK.

Abstract

We report a case of retinal artery occlusion in a young adult in early pregnancy found to have a patent foramen ovale as the source of the embolism. This report suggests the importance of early cardiac investigation in such individuals.

Keywords: PFO; Patent foramen ovale; branch retinal artery occlusion.

Publication types

Case Reports