Huge left atrial thrombus with mitral stenosis in congenital factor XII deficiency.

Hasegawa, Tomomi; Uematsu, Masahisa; Tsukube, Takuro; Takemura, Yukihiro; Okita, Yutaka · Ann Thorac Surg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Factor XII deficiency has been reported to be a risk factor for thromboembolism as a result of inactivation of fibrinolysis. We describe a case of a huge left atrial thrombus with mitral stenosis, which was successfully removed surgically in a Factor XII deficient patient.

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