Undefined Hypercoaguable State Associated With Massive Right Ventricular Thrombus and Embolism in a Previously Healthy 17-Year-Old Male

A right ventricular thrombus (RVT) is an unusual finding on echocardiography. We describe a healthy young male patient who developed RVT with subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE), the etiology of which remains uncertain. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, July 2003)

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Published in:	Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 439 - 442
Main Authors:	Maraj, Suraj, Bajpai, Enakshi, Crespo, Guillermo, Doshi, Kokila, Langan, Nicholas, Jacobs, Larry E., Kotler, Morris N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148 , USA Blackwell Science Inc 01-07-2003
Subjects:	Adolescent Echocardiography Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging Heart Diseases - etiology Heart Ventricles Humans hypercoaguable Male pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Embolism - etiology right ventricular thrombus Thrombophilia - complications Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - etiology transesophageal echocardiography
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Summary:	A right ventricular thrombus (RVT) is an unusual finding on echocardiography. We describe a healthy young male patient who developed RVT with subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE), the etiology of which remains uncertain. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, July 2003)
Bibliography:	ArticleID:ECHO3075 istex:319D7E298ACBFE34169192A08CE6CFAA7C13531E ark:/67375/WNG-GJ69DXTV-H Supported in part by The Women's League for Medical Research, Albert Einstein Medical Center. ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0742-2822 1540-8175
DOI:	10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03075.x