A Thrombus in Transit Complicating Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Wissam Alajaji; Jacqui MacSwords; Sarah Eapen; Eric Espinal; Joseph Pietrolungo

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.022

A Thrombus in Transit Complicating Acute Pulmonary Embolism

JACC Case Rep. 2019 Dec 4;1(4):652-656. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.022. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Wissam Alajaji¹, Jacqui MacSwords¹, Sarah Eapen¹, Eric Espinal¹, Joseph Pietrolungo¹

Affiliation

¹ Summa Health Heart and Vascular institute, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Akron, Ohio.

Abstract

A 51-year-old man presented with acute pulmonary embolism. He was found to have a large intracardiac thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale. He underwent anticoagulation and urgent surgical thrombectomy with good outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: 3-dimensional echocardiography; PE, pulmonary embolism; PFO, patent foramen ovale; patent foramen ovale; pulmonary embolism; thrombus in transit.

Publication types

Case Reports