Incidence of catheter-associated right atrial thrombus detected by transthoracic echocardiogram.
Jeffrey R ClarkSteven C HoffmanNathan A ShlobinAakash A BavishiAkhil NarangPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
In patients with deeply placed CVC catheters, the incidental detection of RAT by TTE was not trivial. Anticoagulation and catheter removal and replacement, if deemed safe, were effective methods of thrombus management. RAT as a complication of CVCs must be accounted for when addressing factors that influence depth of CVC insertion.