Giant right atrial thrombus causing right ventricular inflow and outflow obstruction

Gültekin, Nazmi; Doğar, Hasan; Türkoğlu, Cengizhan; Öztürk, Servet; Gokhan, Nimet; Demiroğlu, Cem’i

doi:10.1016/0002-8703(88)90468-1

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“…However, another possible cause is genesis of a giant thrombus in the right atrium. Both patients presented with symptoms of syncope, the former case quite likely associated with PE, whereas the latter might have died, as patients in other cases (6,8), because of the obstruction of right ventricular filling and emptying.…”

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“…The presence of giant right atrial thrombi of sufficient size to cause inflow and outflow obstruction to the right cavities is anecdotal. Literature refers primarily to cases of venous catheter complications or congenital malformation (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). In these cases, the giant thrombi were found by an electrical catheter as an early postoperative complication of cardiac surgery.…”

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Giant right atrial thrombi treated with thrombolysis

Ruiz-Bailén¹,

López-Caler²,

Castillo-Rivera³

et al. 2008

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

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The present report describes giant atrial thrombi that were treated with thrombolysis in a community hospital. Two patients with giant atrial thrombi whose treatment involved complications are presented. Both patients developed cardiogenic shock and were treated unsuccessfully with thrombolysis. Because thrombolysis of giant thrombi may be ineffective, patients in this situation may require surgery.

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confidence: 99%

Giant right atrial thrombi treated with thrombolysis

Ruiz-Bailén¹,

López-Caler²,

Castillo-Rivera³

et al. 2008

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

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“…The frequency of intracardiac thrombus formation in this population is unknown, but nevertheless is a common occurrence among patients with cardiovascular disease and sometimes leads to embolization and associated vascular events [2]. Obstruction of valves or outflow tract by a thrombus, however, is a rare phenomenon [3,4]. Herein, a case of fatal left ventricular outflow tract obstruction by a thrombus in a heart transplant recipient is described.…”

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Thrombus causing fatal left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a heart transplant patient

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Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn.

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A 60 year male, orthotopic heart transplant recipient developed a fatal left ventricular outflow obstruction secondary to thrombus at 38 months post transplant. Although he had episodes of mild to moderate rejection at 2 and 16 months post transplant, subsequent biopsies were negative and annual cardiac catheterizations showed mild left ventricular hypokinesis and normal coronary arteries. This case represents a catastrophic complication of transplant rejection and illustrates the problems with identifying rejection using current diagnostic methods.

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