title: Eustachian valve thrombus:critical factor in outcome of venous thromboembolism.
abstract: This case report describes a patient with pulmonary embolism (PE) in whom transesophageal echocardiography showed a thrombus in the right atrium attached to the eustachian valve (EV). The EV is typically absent in the adult, but when present it is considered to be benign. It is an uncommon site for thrombus formation. This patient was treated with systemic anticoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queens Hospital Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jamaica, New York, USA. aonwuany@msm.edu
authors.forename: Anekwe E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Onwuanyi
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahedi
authors.forename: Rajnikanth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: Ira S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria; D024764:Hirudin Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin