Individualized management is crucial for patients presenting with intracardiac thrombi.
Intracardiac thrombi such as pulmonary emboli represent a high risk of mortality. In this case study, we review two cases of intracardiac thrombi occurring within 24 h of one another and managed differently by the same cardiothoracic surgical team, highlighting the importance of an individualized approach as well as an understanding of current guidelines and contemporary management techniques.
Branigan et al. (Mon,) studied this question.