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Review Case Reports
[A right atrial thrombus in transit: its echocardiographic diagnosis 72 hours before a pulmonary embolism].
- L F Valenzuela García, P Gallego García de Vinuesa, M Rodríguez Revuelta, R Calvo Jambrina, R Pavón, R Moreno Alba, F Ríos Ramos, and J M Cruz Fernández.
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla.
- Rev Esp Cardiol. 1999 Jan 1; 52 (1): 59-62.
AbstractWe report a case of a 72-year-old woman with coronary artery disease in whom a thrombus in transit in the right atrium was diagnosed accidentally. After 72 hours of treatment with intravenous anticoagulants she developed a pulmonary thromboembolism resolved with systemic fibrinolysis. This is a rare case in which such a diagnosis preceded an embolic event. This fact raises the controversy about the best therapeutic management of this unusual form of thromboembolic illness.
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