Acute Pulmonary Embolism due to Thrombus-in-Transit in the Right Atrium During Bipolar Endoprosthesis of the Hip.
- Author:
Moon Sun IM
1
;
Yun Gi KIM
;
Won Suk CHOI
;
Hack Lyoung KIM
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Joo Hee ZO
;
Myung A KIM
Author Information
1. SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kma@brm.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thrombus;
Right atrium;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Aged;
Femoral Neck Fractures;
Heart Atria;
Hip;
Humans;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Shock, Cardiogenic;
Thrombosis;
Venous Thromboembolism
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;85(1):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Venous thromboembolism is a relatively common condition in inhospital patients, but it may also manifest as a lethal disease. However, the diagnosis is not suspected clinically in the vast majority of cases. Most hospitalized patients are at risk of venous thromboembolism, but the risk can be reduced significantly by appropriate prophylaxis. We herein report a case of a huge right atrial thrombus that presented as sudden cardiogenic shock during bipolar endoprosthesis of the hip due to a femoral neck fracture. Although the patient was elderly and immobile for 3 days before hip surgery, she did not receive prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism. More attention should be paid to venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in high-risk patients.
