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SUBMITTER: Keeton J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7109588 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Keeton James J Gonzalez Pedro Engel PE Cox Julie J Morlend Robert M RM Amin Alpesh A AA Mammen Pradeep P A PPA Huffman Lynn C LC Araj Faris G FG
Case reports in cardiology 20200218
Intracardiac thrombi are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality due to their unpredictability and embolic potential. Right heart thrombus is infrequently encountered in clinical practice outside the scenario of acute pulmonary embolism with hemodynamic compromise, and even more uncommon is the presence of a massive right heart thrombus. Embolic potential is high, and historically, management has revolved around open surgical removal or systemic thrombolysis. We hereby present a cas ...[more]