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A Right Atrial Mass in the Presence of a Permanent Pacemaker Electrode in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera
Author(s) -
HENDLER A.,
KRAKOVER RICARDO,
STRYJER DOV,
SCHLESINGER ZWI
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb06477.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polycythemia vera , cardiology , permanent pacemaker , atrial fibrillation
A case of a huge right atrial mass that developed 2 years after a permanent pacemaker implantation is described. The patient had a history of polycythemia vera, which is known to present a high tendency towards the development of thrombosis. In light of this fact, we suggest that in similar cases a full echocardiography follow‐up should be performed, and long‐term anticoagulant therapy should be considered in selected cases.