title: Right-atrial floating thrombus attached to the interatrial septum with massive pulmonary embolism diagnosed by echocardiography.
abstract: The presence of a right-atrium thrombus is considered as an unusual form of thromboembolic disease, with a prevalence of 10-18%. Most of them are located in the right-atria. Its mortality is about 45%. Echocardiography is very important to detect them and to control the effectiveness of the treatment, which can be either conservative or surgical. We present a case of a man to show the importance of echocardiography in this pathological diagnosis, what is essential for a right-treatment.
authors: Julia Blanco
authors: JB
authors: Peláez
authors: Enrique Molinero
authors: EM
authors: de Miguel
authors: Roberto Sáez
authors: RS
authors: Moreno
authors: Lara Ruiz
authors: LR
authors: Gómez
authors: Jon
authors: J
authors: Etxebeste
authors: Ruben Garcia
authors: RG
authors: Martín
authors: Juan Carloz Ibañez
authors: JC
authors: de Maeztu Añon
authors: Jose M Aguirre
authors: JM
authors: Salcedo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*