title: Undefined hypercoaguable state associated with massive right ventricular thrombus and embolism in a previously healthy 17-year-old male.
abstract: A right ventricular thrombus (RVT) is an unusual finding on echocardiography. We describe a healthy young male patient who developed RVT with subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE), the etiology of which remains uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA.
authors.forename: Suraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maraj
authors.forename: Enakshi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: Kokila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Langan
authors.forename: Larry E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Morris N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kotler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*