Embolic complications of a mitral valve rheumatoid nodule.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with a rheumatoid nodule on the mitral valve who developed embolic phenomena from an overlying thrombus. It is important to recognize that thrombus can develop on intracardiac rheumatoid nodules and that these patients may require anticoagulation.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Mitral Valve
- Rheumatoid Nodule
- Thromboembolism