Giant mass but small symptoms; huge thrombosis in the right atrium originating from the superior vena cava and protruding to the right ventricle: a case report.
Elnaz JavanshirSeyyed-Reza Sadat-EbrahimiRezayat ParviziMehrnoosh ToufanHosein SatePublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2019)
Huge and dangerous thrombosis inside the heart and superior vena cava can evolve without expected considerable symptoms. Also, detecting the underlying causes of these thromboses sometimes is not feasible by only checking the prevalent known risk factors. Therefore, comprehensive evaluations should be carried out in these patients.
Keyphrases
- vena cava
- inferior vena cava
- pulmonary embolism
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- sleep quality
- physical activity
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- rare case