title: Supra hepatic inferior vena cava and right atrial thrombosis following a traffic car crash.
abstract: We present a case of nephrotic syndrome associated with right atrial and supra hepatic vein part of inferior vena caval thrombosis. This patient presented with dyspena, lower extremity edema and back pain after a vehicle accident and blunt trauma to the abdomen. Trauma should be considered not only as a thrombophilic pre-disposition, but also as a predisposing factor to IVC endothelium injury and thrombosis formation. Echocardiography revealed supra hepatic vein IVC thrombosis floating to the right atrium. A C-T scan with contrast also showed pulmonary artery emboli to the left upper lobe. With open heart surgery, the right atrial and IVC clot were extracted and the main left and right pulmonary arteries were evaluated for possible clot lodging. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery and thrombosis has not reoccurred with periodical follow-up examinations.
authors.forename: Feridoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sabzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Email: dr_karim@kums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Hosein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haghi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*
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