Percutaneous Embolectomy of Serpentine Thrombus from the Right Atrium in a 51-Year-Old Man | Zendy

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Percutaneous Embolectomy of Serpentine Thrombus from the Right Atrium in a 51-Year-Old Man

Author(s) -

Soumya Patnaik,

Harish Seetha Rammohan,

Mahek Shah,

Shivani Garg,

Vincent M. Figueredo,

Sean Janzer,

Salil G. Shah

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-15-5502

Subject(s) - medicine , embolectomy , percutaneous , thrombus , inferior vena cava , ventricle , right atrium , radiology , surgery , cardiology , pulmonary embolism

Treatment of large, fresh thrombi in the vascular system can be challenging. AngioVac, a cardiopulmonary pump system, has been used to remove large thrombi and even some tumors by a percutaneous route. We report here a case of a 51-year-old man who presented with a large thrombus (7.5 × 1.5 cm) in his inferior vena cava, extending into his right atrium and right ventricle. Because the surgical risk was high, we attempted percutaneous embolectomy via the AngioVac aspiration system. We also review the literature concerning this emerging technique.

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