Early echocardiographic detection of right-sided intracardiac thrombus.
A right atrioventricular thrombus occurring as a consequence of a central venous catheter was echocardiographically detected in an asymptomatic 62-year-old man after an acute myocardial infarction. Prompt surgical removal of the thrombus removed the potential for pulmonary embolism.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014680:Veins