Case ReportEarly onset of cooling catheter–related right atrial thrombus following cardiac arrest☆
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Abstract
Catheter-related right atrial thrombus (RAT) is an uncommon life-threatening complication. Few cases of endovascular cooling catheter–related complications have been reported. We report the first case of endovascular cooling catheter–related RAT. A 17-year-old adolescent boy was treated with therapeutic hypothermia using an endovascular cooling catheter following ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. He became alert, but RAT was found 3 days after the placement of the cooling catheter.
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