| Literature DB >> 22535005 |
Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha1, Felipe Batista Lima Barbosa, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins, Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes.
Abstract
The presence of right-sided cardiac thrombi seems to increase the risk of death due to thromboembolic events. There is a discrepancy, however, between the prevalence of cardiac thrombus and clinical thromboembolic events. Besides, the individual characteristics associated with a high risk of mortality have not been established. We present here a case report of a patient with mansonic schistosomiasis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and chronic Chagas disease, who presents with a large thrombus in the right ventricle. The patient had uneventful evolution without any thromboembolic complications with resolution of right-ventricle thrombus.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22535005 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000200025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN: 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581