SynthesisClinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Prevalence, Outcome, and Optimal Management of Free-Floating Right Heart Thrombi in the Context of Pulmonary Embolism, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism one year after ventricular septal defect patch repair: successful surgical management of a complicated case.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Thrombus in Transit Following Hemodynamic Stabilization in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Therapeutic Dilemma.Cureus · 2026Article
- Initial management of intermediate- and high-risk pulmonary embolism.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Review
- Prognostic Significance of Echocardiography-Visualized Thrombus in Right Heart in Early Stages of Acute PE: 100 Patients from Regional Pulmonary Embolism Registry.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Saddle pulmonary embolism detected by transthoracic echocardiography-a case report.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
- Snake in the heart: a rare inferior vena cava to pulmonary artery thrombus in pregnancy.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review of Right Heart Dysfunction in Pulmonary Embolism: Current Insights and Clinical Perspectives.Cureus · 2026Review
- Role of catheter-based interventions in treating pulmonary embolism.World journal of cardiology · 2025Review
- A Prospective Cross-Sectional Cohort Study on Factors Associations With Right Heart Thrombi and Pulmonary Embolism.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The latest in the management of pulmonary embolism.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Review
- Role of Transcatheter Treatment in Intermediate-to High-risk Pulmonary Embolism.Interventional cardiology (London, England) · 2025Review
- Percutaneous thrombectomy with the FlowTriever for pulmonary embolism with right heart thrombi: a retrospective two centres study.European heart journal open · 2024Article
- Right atrial thrombus leading to pulmonary embolism in a patient with dermatomyositis and COVID-19 managed with FlowTriever device thrombectomy.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Visualized Embolization of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus During the Abdominal Compression Maneuver to Evaluate for a Patent Foramen Ovale.CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Article
- Right heart thrombus in acute pulmonary embolism: A single center experience in China.Pulmonary circulation · 2023Article
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12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Free-floating right-heart thrombus (FFRHT) in the context of a pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare but serious encounter with no guidelines addressing its management. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis addressing prevalence, clinical behavior, and outcomes of FFRHT associated with PE. Among the included 397 patients with FFRHT and PE, dyspnea was the main presenting symptom (73.3%). Obstructive shock was documented in 48.9% of cases. Treatment with thrombolytic therapy, surgical thrombectomy, and percutaneous thrombectomy was documented in 43.8%, 32.7%, and 6.5% of patients, respectively. The overall mortality rate was 20.4%. Syncope (
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