[Right heart thrombus in a patient with pulmonary embolism. Clinical report].
Right heart thrombi are an uncommon finding in pulmonary embolism. The authors report a case of pulmonary embolism in an elderly male, describing its atypical presentation as well as the workup and therapy, followed by a brief thematic review.
Leuschner
Pedro
P
Serviços de Cardiologia e de Medicina Interna do Hospital Geral de Santo António e Serviço de Cirurgia Cardio-Tor cica do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Espinho.
Luz
André
A
Cerveira
Sofia
S
Carneiro
Filipe
F
Martins
Alfredo
A
Oliveira
Filomena
F
Torres
Severo
S
D000368:Aged; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery