DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2026.v14i06.057

Pages: 1572-1575

Central venous catheters are commonly used in dialysis dependent patients and often offer reliable vascular access for long term dialysis while awaiting eventual AV fistula creation and maturation. However, complications from these catheters should not be overlooked and precautionary assessments should be routinely implemented to avoid or detect early complications. We describe a case report of a patient with end stage renal failure, presenting with a septic right atrial thrombus secondary to a right internal jugular vein dialysis catheter, requiring a sternotomy and excision of the right atrial thrombus.