Thrombus vs Tumor: Use of AngioVac in a RV Mass

Vijayadithyan Jaganathan; Ujjwal Rastogi; Nikolaos Kakouros; Ethan Senser; Jennifer Walker; Vaikom S Mahadevan

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102600

Thrombus vs Tumor: Use of AngioVac in a RV Mass

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Oct 2;29(19):102600. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102600.

Authors

Vijayadithyan Jaganathan¹, Ujjwal Rastogi¹, Nikolaos Kakouros¹, Ethan Senser¹, Jennifer Walker², Vaikom S Mahadevan¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract

This paper present a challenging case of a right ventricular mass in a patient who was at high surgical risk for open removal. The minimally invasive AngioVac device has been used with a successful 50% reduction in mass burden. This report illustrates AngioVac as a safe alternative to invasive surgery.

Keywords: cancer; right ventricle; thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports