Free-floating left atrial thrombus formed in a few weeks in a patient with a normal mitral prosthesis

Free-floating left atrial thrombus formed in a few weeks in a patient with a normal mitral prosthesis

A 53-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease (having had a Bjork-Shiley 29 mitral prosthesis and a Braille 31 tricuspid bioprosthesis implanted in 1980 and 1995, respectively), in permanent atrial fibrillation, was electively admitted to our department for redo cardiac surgery.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (feb04 1), p.bcr2006091306-bcr2006091306
Hauptverfasser: Popescu, B A, Radulescu, B, Ginghina, C
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Sprache:eng
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Blood clots
Electrocardiography
Heart
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Zusammenfassung:A 53-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease (having had a Bjork-Shiley 29 mitral prosthesis and a Braille 31 tricuspid bioprosthesis implanted in 1980 and 1995, respectively), in permanent atrial fibrillation, was electively admitted to our department for redo cardiac surgery.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.2006.091306