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Brodmann, M; Stark, G; Luegger, A; Pilger, E.
Successful thrombolysis in massive pulmonary embolism with right ventricular thrombus.
Vasa. 1998; 27(4):244-246
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Brodmann Marianne
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Pilger Ernst
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- Abstract:
- Systemic thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism (PAE) is an established and common procedure. Due to increased risk, however, it is not much used in pulmonary embolism combined with thrombotic mass in the right ventricle. We applied it in a 59-year-old male patient with small intracardiac thrombus in the right ventricle (diameter = 1 cm) and peripheral pulmonary embolism whose diagnosis was obtained with transthoracal echocardiography (TTE) and helix lung CT. Twelve hours after thrombolytic treatment, helix lung CT scan showed a reduction in the size of the pulmonary embolism and no thrombotic masses in the right ventricle. In this patient with a small cardiac thrombus and rather peripheral pulmonary emboli, a systemic thrombolytic therapy proved to be effective and safe.
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- Diagnostic Imaging -
- Heart Ventricles -
- Humans -
- Male -
- Middle Aged -
- Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
- Thrombolytic Therapy - diagnosis
- Thrombosis - diagnosis
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator - therapeutic use
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- Pulmonary Emboli
- Right Heart Thrombus
- Thrombolytic Therapy