A Thrombus in Transit Complicating Acute Pulmonary Embolism

A 51-year-old man presented with acute pulmonary embolism. He was found to have a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgical thrombectomy with good outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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Published in:JACC Case Rep
Main Authors: Alajaji, Wissam, MacSwords, Jacqui, Eapen, Sarah, Espinal, Eric, Pietrolungo, Joseph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2019
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288777/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316899
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.022
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