Left atrial ball thrombi without mitral valve disease treated by surgical removal

We describe two patients with free-floating left atrial ball thrombi with no evidence of cardiac disease except atrial fibrillation. One patient had experienced an embolic stroke, and the second patient had a history of stroke and peripheral thromboembolism. In each patient, the thrombi, which were...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998-07, Vol.46 (7), p.592-594
Main Authors: Saito, A, Hanzawa, K, Nakayama, T, Moro, H, Ohzeki, H, Hayashi, J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atrial Fibrillation - complications
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Diseases - complications
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases - surgery
Heart Valve Diseases
Humans
Mitral Valve
Thrombosis - complications
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - surgery
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Summary:We describe two patients with free-floating left atrial ball thrombi with no evidence of cardiac disease except atrial fibrillation. One patient had experienced an embolic stroke, and the second patient had a history of stroke and peripheral thromboembolism. In each patient, the thrombi, which were not visible on transthoracic echocardiography, were detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Each patient underwent successful surgical removal using cardiopulmonary bypass.
ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-2092
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/BF03217785