A Thrombus in Transit Complicating Acute Pulmonary Embolism

A 51-year-old man presented with acute pulmonary embolism. He was found to have a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgical thrombectomy with good outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alajaji, Wissam, MacSwords, Jacqui, Eapen, Sarah, Espinal, Eric, Pietrolungo, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.022
Descripción
Sumario:A 51-year-old man presented with acute pulmonary embolism. He was found to have a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgical thrombectomy with good outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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