What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?

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Study design: Case Report. Population: Right atrial thrombosis associated with ICD lead (n=1). Intervention: Surgical thrombectomy and lead extraction. Primary outcome: Recurrence of right atrial thrombosis.

Mateusz Tajstra; Mariusz Gąsior; Krzysztof J. Filipiak‬; Lech Poloński; Marian Zembala

doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.30854

January 1, 2012Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?

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Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

No

PICO

P

Population

A 35-year-old woman with chronic heart failure who developed an asymptomatic right atrial thrombus 24 hours after ICD implantation and was followed for 6 months.

I

Intervention / Comparator

Surgical thrombectomy and lead extraction

O

Primary Outcome

Recurrence of right atrial thrombosis

Limitations

Single case report
Treatment strategy for intracardiac lead-associated thrombosis remains controversial and lacks large clinical data

Implication

May guide rare ICD lead thrombus cases; leaves open standardized management strategies.

Abstract

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Tajstra M, Gasior M, Filipiak K, Polonski L, Zembala M. What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012;9(3):383-385. doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.30854. APA Tajstra, M., Gasior, M., Filipiak, K., Polonski, L., & Zembala, M. (2012). What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 9(3), 383-385. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2012.30854 Chicago Tajstra, Mateusz, Mariusz Gasior, Krzysztof Filipiak, Lech Polonski, and Marian Zembala. 2012. "What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 9 (3): 383-385. doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.30854. Harvard Tajstra, M., Gasior, M., Filipiak, K., Polonski, L., and Zembala, M. (2012). What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 9(3), pp.383-385. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2012.30854 MLA Tajstra, Mateusz et al. "What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 9, no. 3, 2012, pp. 383-385. doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.30854. Vancouver Tajstra M, Gasior M, Filipiak K, Polonski L, Zembala M. What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012;9(3):383-385. doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.30854.

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Tajstra et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Right atrial thrombosis associated with ICD lead (n=1). Surgical thrombectomy and lead extraction was evaluated on Recurrence of right atrial thrombosis.

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What to do with an asymptomatic thrombus associated with cardioverter-defibrillator lead?

Study Design

PICO

Limitations

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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