A<unk>  refers to an embolus that is carried from the venous side of circulation to the arterial side or vice versa. It is a kind of stroke or another form of arterial thrombosis caused by embolism of a thrombus (blood clot), air, tumor, fat, or amniotic fluid of venous origin, which travels to the arterial side through a lateral opening in the heart, such as a patent foramen ovale, or arteriovenous shunts in the lungs. The opening is typically an atrial septal defect, but can also be a ventricular septal defect. Other conditions that can cause<unk>  includes pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, and patent foramen ovale.<unk> s represent two per cent of arterial emboli.
Paradoxical embolism
Arterial embolism
Cholesterol embolism
Septic embolism
Coronary thrombosis
Thrombotic storm
Coronary occlusion
Post-thrombotic syndrome