Significance of Echocardiographically Detected Central Venous Catheter Tip –Associated Thrombi

Conclusions In this sample with CVC tip–associated thrombi but without PFO or other intracardiac shunts, no embolic or other complications were detected, regardless of anticoagulation status. These data suggest a benign course for such thrombi and that anticoagulation, catheter removal, thrombectomy, and thrombolysis may be unnecessary when catheter tip–associated thrombi are incidentally detected on echocardiography.
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research