Percutaneous Transcatheter Aspiration of a Large Left Atrial Mass
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: An 85-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation was found to have a large 4.5- × 3.5-cm left atrial mass. Transcatheter left atrial mass extraction was performed using an aspiration cannula, through which the bulk of the mass was retrieved. However, a fragment of the mass broke off and embolized distally. Right femoral arterial cutdown with distal thrombectomy was performed and a large chunk of the embolized mass was retrieved. Pathology of the specimen showed complex thrombus.
Source: JACC Case Reports
Authors: Sumon Roy, YingWei Lum, Hamza Aziz, Rani K. Hasan
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Language: English
Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $850
OpenAlex ID: W4405520010