EACVI recommendations on cardiovascular imaging for the detection of embolic sources: endorsed by the Canadian Society of Echocardiography

A Cohen, E Donal, V Delgado, M Pepi… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cardioaortic embolism to the brain accounts for approximately 15–30% of ischaemic strokes
and is often referred to as 'cardioembolic stroke'. One-quarter of patients have more than …

Transgastric abdominal ultrasonography in anesthesia and critical care: review and proposed approach

AY Denault, M Roberts, T Cios, A Malhotra… - Anesthesia & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the operating room and intensive
care unit can provide invaluable information on cardiac as well as abdominal organ …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced therapies for acute pulmonary embolism: a focus on catheter-based therapies and future directions

JR Burton, MV Madhavan, M Finn, JJ Ingrassia… - Structural Heart, 2021 - Elsevier
Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) present on a spectrum of clinical severity with
a subset at risk for significant morbidity and mortality. Individuals without contraindications …

Right ventricular thrombus, a challenge in imaging diagnostics: a case series

M Barbagallo, D Naef, P Köpfli… - … Heart Journal-Case …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Presence of right ventricular thrombus (RVT) is a rare but life-threatening
condition, thus immediate diagnosis and therapy are mandatory. Unfortunately, detection …

Catheter directed embolectomy of right atrial clot in transit‐A case series

I Verma, EY Chang, G Kumar… - Catheterization and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the previous literature, the prevalence of right atrial (RA) clot‐in‐transit associated with
pulmonary embolism is around 4–18% with an associated mortality of 80–100% in untreated …

[HTML][HTML] Right heart thrombus-in-transit in a patient with Evans syndrome: a case report

YC Yang, YY Chen - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: Emergent surgical thrombectomy under cardiopulmonary bypass for right
atrial thrombus. Outcomes: The postoperative course was uneventful, and she was …

AngioVac aspiration thrombectomy of right atrial thrombus is safe and effective in cancer patients

TE Callese, DP O'Brien, H Wilhalme, EH Yang… - Annals of Vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that endovascular aspiration
thrombectomy of right atrial thrombus (RAT) using the AngioVac device is as safe and …

Clinical Significance and Prognosis of Right Heart Thrombi Associated With Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism―Results of a Multicenter Registry of Thrombolysis in …

H Muramoto, A Niwa, Y Satoh, T Onishi… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Thrombolytic therapy is standard treatment in acute pulmonary
thromboembolism (PTE) with hemodynamic instability. Although right heart thrombi (RHT) …

Remaining Vigilant to Paradoxical Air Embolism in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopic Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

K Han, MQ Huang, X Deng, Y Shang - Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this case study and review was to understand the perianesthestic care of
paradoxical air embolism (PAE) in patients undergoing hysteroscopic surgery. The …

[HTML][HTML] Right atrial thrombi, the management conundrum: 2 case reports

D Aroke, CB Nnaoma, TF Nubong… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: There are no guidelines providing an
algorithmic approach for the management of right atrial thrombi, to date, owing to a lack of …