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  • Title: [A right atrial thrombus in transit: its echocardiographic diagnosis 72 hours before a pulmonary embolism].
    Author: Valenzuela García LF, Gallego García de Vinuesa P, Rodríguez Revuelta M, Calvo Jambrina R, Pavón R, Moreno Alba R, Ríos Ramos F, Cruz Fernández JM.
    Journal: Rev Esp Cardiol; 1999 Jan; 52(1):59-62. PubMed ID: 9989141.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a 72-year-old woman with coronary artery disease in whom a thrombus in transit in the right atrium was diagnosed accidentally. After 72 hours of treatment with intravenous anticoagulants she developed a pulmonary thromboembolism resolved with systemic fibrinolysis. This is a rare case in which such a diagnosis preceded an embolic event. This fact raises the controversy about the best therapeutic management of this unusual form of thromboembolic illness.
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