Right atrial thrombus in a patient with stage IV carcinoma of the lung: is the surgical treatment the correct choice? |
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| Authors: | P Sabharwal S Ruggles F Gharagozloo |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. |
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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. |
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