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Surgical management of catheter‐related right atrial thrombus with superior vena cava syndrome A Case Report
Author(s) -
Miller Vanessa M.,
Pereira Sara J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14613
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , catheter , cardiology , surgery , inferior vena cava , dialysis , heart failure
There are no consensus guidelines on the management of catheter‐related right atrial thrombus. We present the case of a 29‐year‐old female with end‐stage renal disease who was found to have a large right atrial thrombus associated with her tunneled dialysis catheter during preoperative workup for renal transplant. She exhibited signs and symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome and NYHA class III congestive heart failure. She was successfully treated with surgical thrombectomy and demonstrated rapid resolution of her symptoms postoperatively.