Right Heart Thrombus in Transit on Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Rare Finding with Key Management Repercussions

[Display omitted] •Right heart thrombi are associated with high early mortality in PE.•POCUS allows rapid assessment in hemodynamic compromise and suspected PE.•Triple POCUS assessment of the lung, heart, and leg veins may improve PE detection.

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Published in:CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2022-08, Vol.6 (6), p.239-242
Main Authors: Lane, Conor M., Young, Kathleen A., Norton, Mark S., Bennett, Courtney E., Anavekar, Nandan S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulation
Cardiac Tumors and Pseudotumors
Point-of-care echocardiography
Pulmonary embolism
Right heart thrombus
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Right heart thrombi are associated with high early mortality in PE.•POCUS allows rapid assessment in hemodynamic compromise and suspected PE.•Triple POCUS assessment of the lung, heart, and leg veins may improve PE detection.
ISSN:2468-6441
2468-6441
DOI:10.1016/j.case.2022.04.013