Right Heart Clot-in-Transit: Endovascular Therapies

Abstract

Right heart thrombus is a challenging high mortality disease typically seen in the setting of pulmonary embolism. Traditional treatments have included anticoagulation, thrombolysis, and surgical embolectomy. Advances in recognition and treatment of clot-in-transit have led to the development of endovascular therapies increasingly becoming the preferred method of treatment due to rapid debulking and lower morbidity. Novel endovascular devices are large bore aspiration thrombectomy systems which mitigate the use of concomitant thrombolytics. The article reviews the disease process, relevant literature, and current endovascular devices and strategies for the treatment of right heart thrombus and clot-in-transit.

Keywords

right heart thrombus - pulmonary embolism - aspiration thrombectomy

Financial Disclosures

M.R. is a paid consultant for AngioDynamics Inc. and Inari Medical.

Publication History

Article published online:
20 December 2022

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