Paradoxical AFE: It is a rare type of obstetric complication. It may occur in a parturient with patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect; the embolic fluid causes DIC together with intarcardiac thrombi, which may lead to cardiac arrest or sometimes to stroke [34,35]. Epithelial cells, recognized earlier as undisputed evidence of AFE, were found in intracardiac thrombi. Surgical removal of a thrombus and closure of a pathological foramen restored normal function of the heart; correction of DIC and subsequent consumption coagulopathy is another aspect of rescue management.