Intracardiac tromboembolism during liver transplantation

We describe a case of intraoperative cardiac trombosis during orthotopic liver transplant surgery that resulted in intraoperative death. By using transesophageal echocardiography, the cause of the descompensation of the patient could be determined and the mechanism of trombus migration from thrombi from the venous circulation to the left heart was accurately observed. Describimos un caso de trombosis cardíaca intraoperatoria durante una cirugía de trasplante ortotópico hepático que derivó en muerte intraoperatoria. Mediante ecocardiografía transesofágica, colocada durante la descompensación del paciente, se pudo determinar la causa del problema y observar con precisión el mecanismo de migración de trombos desde la circulación venosa hacia el corazón izquierdo.