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CASE REPORT
Right giant atrial thrombosis and pulmonary embolism complicating pacemaker leads
  1. Antonio D'Aloia,
  2. Ivano Bonadei,
  3. Enrico Vizzardi,
  4. Antonio Curnis
  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Enrico Vizzardi, enrico.vizzardi{at}tin.it

Summary

We describe a case of a patient with bilateral pulmonary embolism because of a giant intracardiac thrombus anchored on a right atrial pacemaker lead treated with unfractionated heparin and the consecutively complete thrombus resolution after 5–6 days.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-008017

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