Intracardiac Thrombus Complicating Prolonged Parenteral Nutrition in an Adult

Abstract

Calcified intracardiac thrombi were identified in a 23-year-old man who had received home parenteral nutrition (HPN) for 4 years on account of Crohn's disease.

Home Parenteral Nutrition in Adult Patients With Chronic Intestinal Failure: Catheter‐Related Complications Over 4 Decades at the Main Danish Tertiary Referral Center

“…Actually, a reduction in heparin concentration from 1000 to 100 IE/mL in the 5 mL catheter lock in 1991 was associated with a decrease in the CRVT incidence. The position of the CVC tip has always been ensured by chest x‐ray in our cohort, as placement of the CVC tip distant from the atriocaval junction has shown an increased risk of CRVT . In the literature, it has been suggested that the occurrence of CRVTs predisposes for CRBSIs or even vice versa .…”