Acute Pulmonary Embolism During the Surgical Removal of a Right-Sided Heart Thrombus

Authors

1 Clinical Research Development Unit of Farshchian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

2 Clinical Research Development Unit of Farshchian Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

3 Anesthesiology Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IR Iran

Abstract

The incidence of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is rare during surgery. It could, however, be
coincident with a right-sided heart thrombus (RHT). It is mandatory to remove an RHT as soon as
possible to avoid death. We report the case of acute pulmonary thromboembolism during the surgical
removal of an RHT in a 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbid medical conditions which was
treated successfully with surgical embolectomy.

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Iranian Heart Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1
January 2019
Pages 60-63

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