title: Transcatheter Therapy for a Large Mobile Right Atrial Thrombus and Massive Pulmonary Embolism.
abstract: A variety of interventional management approaches exist for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, when PE is accompanied by residual right heart thrombus, the best therapeutic options are less clear. We describe a novel combined technique of percutaneous aspiration of unstable right atrial thrombus followed by ultrasound-directed thrombolysis of massive PE.
authors.forename: Akhil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mediratta
authors.forename: Jeremy R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DeCara
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: Atman P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, 5841 S. Maryland Ave MC 6080, Chicago, IL 60637 USA. jblair2@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed