Key result
Two weeks of anticoagulant therapy completely resolves catheter-related right atrial thrombosis to enable chemotherapy resumption.
Why the study?
Infective endocarditis in oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy presents diagnostic challenges and treatment dilemmas, especially distinguishing it from catheter-related right atrial thrombosis.
Population
29-year-old female with Stage III Ab Hodgkin lymphoma and recent port-a-cath reimplantation
Comparison
Infective endocarditis vs catheter-related right atrial thrombosis
Design
Case report
Follow-up
2 weeks
Authors
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May support short-course anticoagulation for suspected catheter-related thrombosis in cancer patients; hypothesis-generating, requiring prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the diagnostic challenge of distinguishing between infective endocarditis and catheter-related right atrial thrombosis in oncology patients, emphasizing the role of multidisciplinary management.
Bailly et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Catheter-related right atrial thrombosis vs Infective endocarditis (n=1). Anticoagulant therapy was evaluated on Resolution of intracardiac mass. Anticoagulant therapy for 2 weeks resulted in complete resolution of the intracardiac mass, confirming catheter-related right atrial thrombosis and enabling safe resumption of chemotherapy.
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