• J Emerg Med · Jun 2023

    Case Reports

    Case Study of Biatrial Thrombus: Found Down With Atrial Fibrillation.

    • Colin N Jenkins, Nader W Badri, and Barbara J Blasko.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, HCA Healthcare, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California.
    • J Emerg Med. 2023 Jun 1; 64 (6): 714717714-717.

    BackgroundBiatrial thrombus is a rare condition that is typically associated with a patent foramen ovale (PFO).Case ReportThis is a case of a 75-year-old man with history of heavy alcohol use found down with altered sensorium. He was hypothermic and in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate and was subsequently found to have a biatrial thrombus with no evidence of PFO. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Biatrial thrombus presents the unique danger of progressing to both pulmonary embolus and acute embolic disease (including stroke); both are life-threatening diagnoses that can be prevented by means of identifying and treating this rare and dangerous condition.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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