A dancing thrombus in the right atrium going hand-in-hand with the electrocardiogram.
A 69-year old male with a large pulmonary embolism is described before and after thrombolytic treatment. The echocardiographic and electrocardiographic hallmarks of right ventricular pressure overload and dilatation are illustrated.
van Opstal
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Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. jmvanopostal@yahoo.com
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Gorgels
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D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077785:Tenecteplase; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077785:Tenecteplase