A rare case of tricuspid valve thrombus with acute pulmonary embolism.
- Author:
Chun-Yan GUO
1
;
Ying-Xing TENG
;
Chuan-Rui YANG
;
Lu-Hua SHEN
;
Fu-Sheng GU
;
Hong-Wei LI
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital , Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pulmonary Embolism;
diagnosis;
Thrombosis;
diagnosis;
Tricuspid Valve;
pathology
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(24):4378-4379
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The development of thrombus on the tricuspid valve is very rare. This report describes a case of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with a mass on the tricuspid valve in a normal heart, detected by bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). After successful surgical management, the histopathological examination revealed the mass from the tricuspid valve to be mixed thrombus. The early use of bedside TTE can facilitate the prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapy when PE is suspected.
