Successful treatment of mobile right atrial thrombus and acute pulmonary embolism with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator.

An 89-year-old woman came with symptoms of progressively worsening dyspnoea at rest over the preceding week. She was normotensive, had elevated jugular venous pressure and clear lungs. ECG revealed atrial fibrillation with the rapid ventricular rate.

Simultaneous left ventricular and cerebral artery air embolism after computed tomographic-guided transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung.

Air embolism is rare and potentially fatal. Its early recognition and prompt treatment can help to prevent life-threatening sequelae. Herein, we report the case of a 75-year-old man who underwent a computed tomographic-guided lung biopsy of a left-lower-lobe pulmonary nodule.