Table 2.
Catheter features and cardiac remodeling in relation to right atrial thrombus.
| Overall (n = 130) | RA thrombus + (n = 31) | RA thrombus − (n = 99) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catheter features | |||||
| Chronicity (months after insertion) | 11.9 ± 15.0 | 12.4 ± 17.1 | 11.8 ± 14.5 | 0.85 | |
| Catheter type | |||||
| Mediport | 86% (112) | 87% (27) | 86% (85) | 1.00 | |
| Hickman catheter | 3% (4) | 3% (1) | 3% (3) | 1.00 | |
| Leukophoresis catheter | 5% (6) | 10% (3) | 3% (3) | 0.15 | |
| PICC | 7% (9) | 7% (2) | 7% (7) | 1.00 | |
| Side | |||||
| Right IJ | 77% (100) | 77% (24) | 77% (76) | 0.94 | |
| Left IJ | 22% (29) | 19% (6) | 23% (23) | 0.65 | |
| Bilateral | 1% (1) | 3% (1) | 0% (0) | 0.24 | |
| Lumen # | |||||
| 1 | 82% (106) | 68% (21) | 86% (85) | 0.02 | |
| ≥2 | 18% (23) | 29% (9) | 14% (14) | 0.06 | |
| Depth | |||||
| Distance from SVC-RA junction (cm) | 1.8 ± 1.8 | 2.3 ± 1.8 | 1.6 ± 1.7 | 0.05 | |
| ≥2 cm | 46% (60) | 65% (20) | 40% (40) | 0.02 | |
| Right sided structure/function Right atrial (RA) | |||||
| RA area | (cm2) | 18.2 ± 5.4 | 18.4 ± 6.7 | 18.2 ± 4.9 | 0.88 |
| (cm2/m2) | 10.1 ± 2.6 | 9.6 ± 2.9 | 10.3 ± 2.5 | 0.20 | |
| Tricuspid regurgitation (≥moderate) | 5% (6) | 3% (1) | 5% (5) | 1.00 | |
| Right ventricle (RV) | |||||
| RV ejection fraction (%) | 54.9 ± 8.9 | 55.5 ± 9.1 | 54.7 ± 8.9 | 0.65 | |
| RV stroke volume (ml) | 69.0 ± 24.0 | 75.6 ± 30.0 | 66.9 ± 21.7 | 0.08 | |
| RV end-diastolic volume | (ml) | 127.7 ± 45.5 | 138.0 ± 55.5 | 124.5 ± 41.6 | 0.15 |
| (ml/m2) | 69.7 ± 19.6 | 71.2 ± 20.9 | 69.2 ± 19.3 | 0.63 | |
| RV end-systolic volume | (ml) | 58.9 ± 26.2 | 62.4 ± 30.0 | 57.8 ± 24.9 | 0.41 |
| (ml/m2) | 32.2 ± 12.6 | 32.1 ± 12.5 | 32.2 ± 12.6 | 0.98 | |
Abbreviations: IJ, internal jugular; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; SVC/RA, superior vena cava/right atrial junction.