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Right Atrial Thrombus and Recurrent Pulmonary Emboli Secondary to Permanent Cardiac Pacing—A Case Report and Short Review of Literature

Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Luna Avnun

Menachem Hirsch

Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Ilya Ovsyshcher

Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology and Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

A patient with a right atrial thrombus and recurrent pulmonary emboli sec ondary to permanent pacemaker insertion is described. Possible precipitating factors were damage to the subclavian vein, congestive heart failure, paroxys mal atrial fibrillation, and immobilization. Venography demonstrated a large atrial thrombus in the superior vena cava and right atrium. The patient was successfully treated with heparin and subsequently with warfarin and dipyrida mole.

Angiology, Vol. 38, No. 8, 627-630 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978703800809


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