Missing left atrial thrombus: dislodgement or artifact?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.099.
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Abstract
Patients with a left atrial thrombus are considered at high risk of thromboembolism. Surgical treatment is generally recommended. We experienced a case of a patient with a history of cerebral embolism related to chronic atrial fibrillation in whom, unexpectedly, no thrombi were found at thrombectomy. Although echocardiography is a useful method for detection of a thrombus in the left atrium, the possibility of a reverberation artifact should be routinely explored.
Medical subject headings
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Heart Diseases
- Thrombosis