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[Embolic intracardiac thrombosis on a catheter for permanent stimulation. An echocardiographic finding]
M Chauvin1, J M Klein, C Brechenmacher
1Service de Cardiologie, Centre Médico-Chirurgical et Obstétrical de la Sécurité Sociale, Strasbourg.
Abstract:
If endovenous thromboses on permanent cardiac stimulation catheter are rather frequent, it is usual to note the absence of complications, especially embolic complications. On the contrary, intracardiac thromboses, occurring always on a permanent stimulation catheter, are rare but may generate embolisms: the authors report a new case discovered on bidimensional sonocardiography recorded following pulmonary embolisms.