Eustachian valve thrombus:critical factor in outcome of venous thromboembolism.
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.
Onwuanyi
Anekwe E
AE
Department of Medicine, Queens Hospital Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jamaica, New York, USA. aonwuany@msm.edu
Brown
Robert J
RJ
Vahedi
Marjan
M
Narayanan
Rajnikanth
R
Nash
Ira S
IS
Goldman
Martin E
ME
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
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin