title: Right atrial thrombus migrating to the superior vena cava during surgery.
abstract: Free-floating right heart thrombi are extremely mobile structures that carry a very high mortality rate. We describe a case of pulmonary embolism with a free-floating right heart thrombus that migrated to the superior vena cava during the institution of cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dennis F D
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: van de Gevel
authors.forename: Mohamed A Soliman
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hamad
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schönberger
authors.forename: Jan-Melle
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Dantzig
authors.forename: Albert H M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: van Straten
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants