title: Thrombolytic treatment of right atrial thrombus in Behçet's disease under guidance of serial transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: The case is presented of a 26-year-old man with Behçet's disease in whom a large and highly mobile right atrial thrombus was detected. Gradual lysis was achieved after two successive infusions of 1,500,000 units of streptokinase guided by serial transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaymaz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase