Thrombus in transit – A case series on dilemma in management

Thrombus in transit (TIT) is a rare but potentially fatal condition. Transthoracic echocardiography is the diagnostic modality of choice. The major complications of TIT are pulmonary embolism, right ventricular dysfunction, obstructive shock, and paradoxical embolism through patent foramen ovale. We hereby present a case series of four patients with TIT and the challenges faced while managing them

Giant thrombus entrapped by a patent foramen ovale in a patient with polycystic kidney disease

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common genetic cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The most common cause of death in patients with this condition is cardiovascular disease, mainly due to hypertension and its consequences. We report a case of a 42-year-old male patient with polycystic kidney disease who developed a giant thrombus entrapped by a patent foramen ovale after an acute myocardial infarction (AU)

Thrombus in Transit within a Patent Foramen Ovale: Gone with the Cough!

Pulmonary embolism and concomitant right atrial thrombus entrapped in a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare, unusual finding in echocardiography. The diagnosis of paradoxical embolism is usually presumptive when PFO is detected by echocardiography. We herein reported a case of a 53-year-old patient presenting with pulmonary embolism in which a thrombusin-transit through a PFO was found and disappeared during transesophageal echocardiography.