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Multiple calcified thrombi (Rocks) in the right ventricle
- Source :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology; December 1983, Vol. 2 Issue: 6 p1224-1227, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Large, organized right ventricular thrombi are rare. This report describes a 51 year old man with a history of recurrent pulmonary emboli treated with inferior vena cava ligation who subsequently developed multiple mobile calcified thrombi in the right ventricle. He was treated successfully by surgical resection. Unusual clinical presentation on admission consisted of a two component friction rub secondary to calcified masses rubbing against each other in systole and diastole. Cardiac catheterization showed a constrictive-restrictive pattern that persisted after surgery. The role of noninvasive studies in the diagnosis and long-term follow-up of the patient is emphasized.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07351097 and 15583597
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs39665192
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(83)80355-6