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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec 17;131(1):125-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.092. Epub 2007 Aug 23.

Right-atrial floating thrombus attached to the interatrial septum with massive pulmonary embolism diagnosed by echocardiography

Julia Blanco Peláez, Enrique Molinero de Miguel, Roberto Sáez Moreno, Lara Ruiz Gómez, Jon Etxebeste, Ruben Garcia Martín, Juan Carloz Ibañez de Maeztu Añon, Jose M Aguirre Salcedo
Case Reports

Right-atrial floating thrombus attached to the interatrial septum with massive pulmonary embolism diagnosed by echocardiography

Julia Blanco Peláez et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

The presence of a right-atrium thrombus is considered as an unusual form of thromboembolic disease, with a prevalence of 10-18%. Most of them are located in the right-atria. Its mortality is about 45%. Echocardiography is very important to detect them and to control the effectiveness of the treatment, which can be either conservative or surgical. We present a case of a man to show the importance of echocardiography in this pathological diagnosis, what is essential for a right-treatment.

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