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Case Reports
. 1997 Nov;78(5):515-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.78.5.515.

Successful thrombolysis of right atrial and ventricle thrombi in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and extensive thromboembolism

U Janssens  1 , H G Klues, P Hanrath
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Case Reports

Successful thrombolysis of right atrial and ventricle thrombi in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and extensive thromboembolism

U Janssens et al. Heart. 1997 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical course of patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and severe thromboembolism. DVT, deep vein thrombosis; rtPA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; TOE, transoesophageal echocardiography; PE, pulmonary embolism; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; IVC, inferior vena cava; iv, intravenous; A-D, TOE studies.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transoesophageal echocardiography in patient with right sided heart thrombus. (A) Transgastral short axis view with extensive wall adherent thrombus of the right ventricle (RV) before thrombolysis. (B) Transgastral short axis view on day 2 of thrombolysis. (C) Transgastral short axis view on day 3 of thrombolysis. (D) Transoesophageal four chamber view on day 7 of thrombolysis without any further thrombus formation in the right atrium (RA) and right ventricle.
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