Treatment of Mobile Right Heart Thrombi
  • Xenofon M Sakellariou
    1st Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  • Andreas Efstathopoulos
    1st Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  • Konstantinos V Stamatis
    1st Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  • Dimitrios N Nikas
    1st Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  • Theofilos M Kolettis
    1st Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Keywords

Mobile right heart thrombi, pulmonary embolism, half-dose alteplase

Abstract

Right heart thrombi are detected in approximately 4% of patients with pulmonary embolism. The associated mortality is high, but the optimal strategy remains controversial. We report a case of a large mobile right heart thrombus, complicated by embolism of the right pulmonary artery, which was successfully treated with half-dose alteplase. We briefly review the literature and discuss the therapeutic options, focusing on the advantages of thrombolysis.

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    Published: 2020-09-17
    Issue: 2020: Vol 7 No 12 (view)


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    Sakellariou XM, Efstathopoulos A, Stamatis KV, Nikas DN, Kolettis TM. Treatment of Mobile Right Heart Thrombi. EJCRIM 2020;7 doi:10.12890/2020_001918.