Key result
Urgent surgical embolectomy successfully treated a 47-year-old man with a right atrial thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale into the left atrium.
Population
A 47-year-old man with homozygous Factor V Leiden deficiency
Design
Case report
Authors
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Alerts to paradoxical embolism risk via PFO in Factor V Leiden; extends thrombotic spectrum but leaves optimal therapy open.
Case Report (n=1)
Urgent surgical intervention for right atrial thrombus in transit is an effective strategy to avoid further systemic embolization.
Schumer et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Right atrial thrombus in transit (n=1). Surgical embolectomy was evaluated. Urgent surgical embolectomy successfully treated a 47-year-old man with a right atrial thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale into the left atrium.
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