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How fata is having a pfo and pradoxical embolism in each lung?
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Zero: The probability is zero. By definition, a paradoxical embolism crosses from the right atrium into the left atrium via a PFO and lands in the systemic (not pulmonary) circulation, causing, for instance, a stroke.
Answered 7/10/2014
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