Right Atrial Pacemaker Lead Thrombosis Incidentally Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Right Atrial Pacemaker Lead Thrombosis Incidentally Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography

In a 62-year-old man with permanent atrial fibrillation and recurrent stroke, a large right atrial thrombus attached to a permanent pacemaker lead was incidentally identified by transesophageal echocardiography. Surgical treatment, recommended because of the large dimensions of the mass, was refused...

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Veröffentlicht in:Collegium antropologicum 2005-06, Vol.29 (1), p.159
Hauptverfasser: Fabijanić, Damir, Giunio, Lovel, Vujičić, Marija, Vuković, Ivica, Ermacora, Ratko, Knežević, Nebojša
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Sprache:eng
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pacemaker, stroke
thrombosis
transesophageal echocardiography
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Zusammenfassung:In a 62-year-old man with permanent atrial fibrillation and recurrent stroke, a large right atrial thrombus attached to a permanent pacemaker lead was incidentally identified by transesophageal echocardiography. Surgical treatment, recommended because of the large dimensions of the mass, was refused by the patient, and thrombus was successfully dissolved by anticoagulant treatment. Pathogenesis of pacemaker lead thrombosis, clinical implications, diagnostic and therapeutic options are discussed.
ISSN:0350-6134
1848-9486