Right Atrial Thrombus and Recurrent Pulmonary Emboli Secondary to Permanent Cardiac Pacing—A Case Report and Short Review of Literature

• Avi Porath

  Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

• Luna Avnun

• Menachem Hirsch

  Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

• Ilya Ovsyshcher

  Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

抄録

A patient with a right atrial thrombus and recurrent pulmonary emboli sec ondary to permanent pacemaker insertion is described. Possible precipitating factors were damage to the subclavian vein, congestive heart failure, paroxys mal atrial fibrillation, and immobilization. Venography demonstrated a large atrial thrombus in the superior vena cava and right atrium. The patient was successfully treated with heparin and subsequently with warfarin and dipyrida mole.

収録刊行物

• Angiology

  Angiology 38 (8), 627-630, 1987-08

  SAGE Publications

キーワード

• Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

詳細情報

• CRID: 1360011144971372800
• NII論文ID: 30030739505
• DOI: 10.1177/000331978703800809
• ISSN: 19401574
• ISSN: 00033197
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/00033197
• Web Site: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000331978703800809
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