Key result
Surgical thrombectomy is a viable, individualized treatment option for rare, high-mortality right heart thrombi complicated by recurrent pulmonary emboli.
Why the study?
Right heart thrombi are rare and associated with significant mortality, and their optimal treatment remains uncertain.
Population
Patient with RV thrombus complicated by recurrent pulmonary emboli
Design
Case report
Authors
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RV thrombus with recurrent PE despite anticoagulation may signal malignancy; this Level 5 case leaves optimal therapy open.
Surgical thrombectomy is a viable individualized treatment option for right ventricular thrombus in transit complicated by recurrent pulmonary emboli.
Lai et al. (2019) studied this question. Surgical thrombectomy is a viable, individualized treatment option for rare, high-mortality right heart thrombi complicated by recurrent pulmonary emboli.
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