Right heart emboli-in-transit. Case report and literature review.
Emboli in transit in right atrium are rare. When they occur, they are associated to high rate of pulmonary embolism and mortality. This is a case report on an embolus in transit in right chambers, with clinical suspicion of pulmonary thromboembolism. Diagnosis was obtained through transesophageal echocardiography. The patient had a positive response post-anticoagulation. The team discussed presentation forms, treatment and condition development.
Rivera
Ivan Romero
IR
Hospital Memorial Arthur Ramos, Maceió, AL - Brasil. irivera@cardiol.br
da Silva
Maria Alayde Mendonça
MA
Cavalcanti
Ricardo César
RC
Cavalcante
Edmilton Wanderley
EW
Verçosa
Roberto Lúcio de Gusmão
RL
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D000925:Anticoagulants