title: Utilization of AngioVac and snare for eradication of a mobile right atrial thrombus.
abstract: Although there are multiple etiologies of a right atrial thrombus, the presence of a central venous catheter increases the risk for its development. Once diagnosed, an assessment of patient-specific factors will aid in dictating the appropriate management strategy. In cases of chronic disease or adherent thrombotic masses, thrombolytic therapy might not result in complete resolution of the clot burden and could lead to a devastating embolic event. Accordingly, we present a case of a right atrial thrombus not amenable to medical therapy that was removed only after concomitant utilization of an AngioVac Aspiration System (Vortex Medical, Norwell, MA) and percutaneous snare catheterization.
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: jgrimm4@jhmi.edu.
authors: Joshua C
authors: JC
authors: Grimm
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Anahita M
authors: AM
authors: Parsee
authors: Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Jeffrey A
authors: JA
authors: Brinker
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Irvin
authors: I
authors: Birenbaum
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: James E
authors: JE
authors: Biewer
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Rosanne B
authors: RB
authors: Sheinberg
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Christopher M
authors: CM
authors: Sciortino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*