Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver Transplantation

Intracardiac thrombosis (ICT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) during adult liver transplantation are rare but potentially lethal complications. They are often overlooked because of significant diagnostic challenges. The combination of hemodynamic compromise and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) fin...

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Main Authors: Marina Moguilevitch, Carlene Broderick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618352
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description Intracardiac thrombosis (ICT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) during adult liver transplantation are rare but potentially lethal complications. They are often overlooked because of significant diagnostic challenges. The combination of hemodynamic compromise and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) findings allows for correct diagnosis. A large variety of putative risk factors for ICT and PE have been suggested, but these events are considered to be multifactorial. There are different proposed treatment modalities for these devastating complications. Unfortunately, in spite of growing knowledge in this area, intraoperative and postoperative mortalities remain very high. The retrospective nature of the study of these events makes the case reports extremely valuable.
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spelling doaj-art-16ef0a57e2ca422896a843015f17b4292025-08-20T02:02:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512013-01-01201310.1155/2013/618352618352Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver TransplantationMarina Moguilevitch0Carlene Broderick1Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10463, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10463, USAIntracardiac thrombosis (ICT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) during adult liver transplantation are rare but potentially lethal complications. They are often overlooked because of significant diagnostic challenges. The combination of hemodynamic compromise and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) findings allows for correct diagnosis. A large variety of putative risk factors for ICT and PE have been suggested, but these events are considered to be multifactorial. There are different proposed treatment modalities for these devastating complications. Unfortunately, in spite of growing knowledge in this area, intraoperative and postoperative mortalities remain very high. The retrospective nature of the study of these events makes the case reports extremely valuable.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618352
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title Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver Transplantation
title_full Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver Transplantation
title_fullStr Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver Transplantation
title_full_unstemmed Intracardiac Thrombosis during Adult Liver Transplantation
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