Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium?
Joint Authors
Belgrave, Kevin
Shokr, Mohamed
Kaur, Ramanjit
Javed, Arshad
Elder, Mahir
Afonso, Luis
Kaki, Amir
Cardozo, Shaun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Catheter related thrombosis (CRT) is a commonly encountered entity fraught with substantial risk for mortality secondary to various complications including pulmonary embolism (PE), tricuspid regurgitation, endocarditis, right sided heart failure, and cardiogenic and septic shock.
CRT carries a mortality rate of 18% in hemodialysis patients and more than 40% in nonhemodialysis patients.
Management strategies include systemic anticoagulation, systemic thrombolysis, surgical evacuation, and percutaneous retrieval with no established guidelines.
Ultrasound assisted catheter directed thrombolysis emerges as promising modality with a relatively lower risk of hemorrhage compared to systemic thrombolysis.
We report a case of a 75-year-old man with dialysis catheter related thrombosis without PE for which ultrasound assisted catheter directed thrombolysis was used successfully as an alternative therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shokr, Mohamed& Kaur, Ramanjit& Belgrave, Kevin& Javed, Arshad& Elder, Mahir& Cardozo, Shaun…[et al.]. 2016. Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium?. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100329
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shokr, Mohamed…[et al.]. Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium?. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100329
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shokr, Mohamed& Kaur, Ramanjit& Belgrave, Kevin& Javed, Arshad& Elder, Mahir& Cardozo, Shaun…[et al.]. Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium?. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100329
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100329