Uncommon cause of intracardiac thrombus

European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care
Nadia BouabdallaouiPascal Leprince

Abstract

We present a rare image documenting direct transit of a thrombus originating from the venous circulation and passing through a patent foramen ovale linked to a malpositioned cannula in the setting of temporary mechanical circulatory assistance in a young patient who underwent a peripheral extra corporeal membrane oxygenation as a circulatory support.

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Feb 4, 2006·Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography·Priscilla J Peters, Sean Reinhardt

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