Right atrial thrombus in a patient with stage IV carcinoma of the lung: Is the surgical treatment the correct choice?

P. Sabharwal; S. Ruggles; F. Gharagozloo

Right atrial thrombus in a patient with stage IV carcinoma of the lung: Is the surgical treatment the correct choice?

P. Sabharwal, S. Ruggles, F. Gharagozloo

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Abstract

Thrombus in the right atrium or ventricle is rare and carries a mortality rate of 40%. Death frequently occurs when the thrombus moves toward the pulmonary arteries. Emergent treatment is therefore required. However there is no clear consensus regarding therapeutic management. We present here a patient with right atrial thrombus who underwent surgical exploration of the right atrium and successful thrombectomy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	689-690
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume	39
Issue number	5
State	Published - Oct 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Heart atrium
Lung neoplasms
Thrombectomy
Thromboembolism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Right atrial thrombus in a patient with stage IV carcinoma of the lung: Is the surgical treatment the correct choice?

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