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Published on: February 26, 2013
What to do with an atrial thrombus?
Rocío Carda1, Carlos Almería, Vera Lennie
1Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Carlos, C/Profesor Martín lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. rocicarda@hotmail.com
Abstract:
This case report is about an 84-year-old woman admitted with right atrial thrombus attached to a pacemaker lead, diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. Surgical treatment was rejected due to the high operative risk, and percutaneous stenting was performed with success; unfortunately, the outcome was fatal and the patient died. We review here the clinical features of right atrial thrombi, including the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment, which is sometimes controversial.
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