Key result
Thrombolysis and anticoagulation successfully managed a 34-year-old man presenting with right heart thromboemboli diagnosed on echocardiography.
Why the study?
Does thrombolysis and anticoagulation improve outcomes in patients with right heart thromboemboli?
Case Report (n=1)
Does thrombolysis and anticoagulation improve outcomes in patients with right heart thromboemboli?
Thrombolysis combined with anticoagulation may be a successful management strategy for right heart thromboemboli.
May support thrombolysis plus anticoagulation for right heart thromboemboli; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective confirmation.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and a potentially life-threatening disease. Diagnosis is challenging because the signs and symptoms are non-specific. Moreover treatment of PE is shrouded in controversy. Even at presentation the role of thrombolysis in managing patients with PE remains unclear. In those patients with right heart thromboemboli, thrombolysis is usually suggested, but the evidence remains unclear. We report a 34-year-old man who was diagnosed with right heart thromboemboli on echocardiography and was successfully managed with thrombolysis and anticoagulation. We also review the current published work on the management of patients with right heart thromboemboli.
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Agarwal et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Right heart thromboemboli (n=1). Thrombolysis and anticoagulation was evaluated on Successful management. Thrombolysis and anticoagulation successfully managed a 34-year-old man presenting with right heart thromboemboli diagnosed on echocardiography.
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