title: A rare case of tricuspid valve thrombus with acute pulmonary embolism.
abstract: The development of thrombus on the tricuspid valve is very rare. This report describes a case of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with a mass on the tricuspid valve in a normal heart, detected by bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). After successful surgical management, the histopathological examination revealed the mass from the tricuspid valve to be mixed thrombus. The early use of bedside TTE can facilitate the prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapy when PE is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital , Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Chun-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ying-Xing
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Chuan-Rui
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lu-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Fu-Sheng
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*