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Right Heart Thrombus in an Adult COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

Enrico Merlo

Enrico Merlo

Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University HospitalPadua, Italy
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Giuseppe Grutta

Giuseppe Grutta

Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University HospitalPadua, Italy
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Ivo Tiberio

Ivo Tiberio

Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University HospitalPadua, Italy
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Gabriele Martelli

Gabriele Martelli

Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University HospitalPadua, Italy
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Nov 07, 2020
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Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: Nov 07, 2020
Page range: 237 - 242
Received: May 23, 2020
Accepted: Oct 21, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0039
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© 2020 Enrico Merlo, Giuseppe Grutta, Ivo Tiberio, Gabriele Martelli, published by Sciendo
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Fig.1

Intracardiac thrombus. TTE apical view. RiHTh as pedunculated, mobile mass of 9x16 mm length, attached to the interventricular septum.
Intracardiac thrombus. TTE apical view. RiHTh as pedunculated, mobile mass of 9x16 mm length, attached to the interventricular septum.

Fig. 2

Right ventricular flow pattern and thrombus mobility. TTE apical view, B-Mode/Color-Flow Mode. The systo-dyastolic motion of RiHTh alongside right wall contraction and its relationship with the intracardiac flow.
Right ventricular flow pattern and thrombus mobility. TTE apical view, B-Mode/Color-Flow Mode. The systo-dyastolic motion of RiHTh alongside right wall contraction and its relationship with the intracardiac flow.

Fig. 3

Motion of the intracardiac thrombus. TTE apical view. Different positions of the thrombus during the cardiac cycle.
Motion of the intracardiac thrombus. TTE apical view. Different positions of the thrombus during the cardiac cycle.

Fig. 4

M-MODE of the RiHTh. TTE apical view, M-Mode. The excursion of the RiHTh (A, 8.21 mm), and tricuspid annular plane (B, TAPSE 16.4 mm).
M-MODE of the RiHTh. TTE apical view, M-Mode. The excursion of the RiHTh (A, 8.21 mm), and tricuspid annular plane (B, TAPSE 16.4 mm).
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