Suction thrombectomy of a massive, hypermobile (type C) right atrial thrombus: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Right atrial thrombus (RAT) may be managed according to morphology and aetiology, i.e. Type A thrombi ('clot-in-transit', hypermobile) are managed with thrombolytics and surgical embolectomy due to high risk of embolization; Type B thrombi (broad-based, globular) may be managed medically as they will very likely maintain a benign course. Experience with management of a Type C thrombus (hypermobile but also broad-based) has not been explicitly described in the literature.

Case summary

A 25-year-old man with history of leukaemia with prior right subclavian vein chemoport is found to have massive RAT. Multimodal imaging shows a hypermobile mass attached to the right atrial lateral wall inferior to superior vena cava and prolapsing into right ventricle in diastole. Gi

SUBMITTER: Reddy PKV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188869 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature