Late Atrial Thrombus Formation After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Manjari R Regmi; Odalys Estefania Lara Garcia; Priyanka Parajuli; Oswaldo Madrid; Abdul Moiz Hafiz

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.010

Late Atrial Thrombus Formation After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Apr 1;2(4):636-640. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.010. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Manjari R Regmi¹, Odalys Estefania Lara Garcia¹, Priyanka Parajuli¹, Oswaldo Madrid², Abdul Moiz Hafiz^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela.
³ Division of Cardiology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois.

Abstract

Late thrombus formation is a rare complication associated with patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices. We report the case of an incidental discovery of large thrombi in both atria 9 months after percutaneous PFO occlusion that required cardiac surgery for thrombi removal. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; PE, pulmonary embolism; PFO, patent foramen ovale; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; occluder device; patent foramen ovale; peripheral vascular disease; stroke; thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports