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- Title
Percutaneous Embolectomy of Serpentine Thrombus from the Right Atrium in a 51-Year-Old Man.
- Authors
Patnaik, Soumya; Rammohan, Harish Seetha; Shah, Mahek; Garg, Shivani; Figueredo, Vincent; Janzer, Sean; Shah, Salil
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
THROMBOSIS surgery; VENAE cavae surgery; VEIN surgery; OPERATIVE surgery; ASPIRATORS
- Publication
Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2016, Vol 43, Issue 6, p524
- ISSN
1526-6702
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14503/THIJ-15-5502