Key result
Thrombolysis successfully treated a 77-year-old man with a right atrial thrombus and hemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism resulting from a peripherally inserted central catheter.
Population
77-year-old man with a peripherally inserted central catheter-related right atrial thrombus and…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support thrombolysis for PICC-related right atrial thrombi with PE; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of transesophageal echocardiography and thrombolysis in the diagnosis and management of PICC-related right heart thromboemboli with associated pulmonary embolism.
Burns et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism (n=1). Thrombolysis was evaluated. Thrombolysis successfully treated a 77-year-old man with a right atrial thrombus and hemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism resulting from a peripherally inserted central catheter.
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