| Missing left atrial thrombus: dislodgement or artifact? | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 18721607 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
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. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Kazuhiro Kurisu; Manabu Hisahara; Yusuke Ando |
Related Documents
:
|
2303307 - Resolution of relapsing thrombus by heparin therapy in right ventricular dysplasia. 14574077 - Complete lysis of left ventricular giant thrombus with fibrinolytic therapy in clopidog... 18773047 - Radical surgery of left-sided klatskin tumors. 17998367 - Left ventricular thrombus: an unusual cause of stroke. 7797777 - Implications of recurrent ischemia after reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarc... 11135777 - Relation between operator and hospital volume and outcomes following percutaneous coron... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 86 ISSN: 1552-6259 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2008-08-25 Completed Date: 2008-09-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1011-2 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan. byou-iryou-cvs@city.kitakyushu.lg.jp |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Artifacts Atrial Fibrillation / complications* Diagnostic Errors Heart Atria Heart Diseases / diagnosis* Humans Intracranial Embolism / complications Male Middle Aged Thrombectomy Thrombosis / diagnosis* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Emergency surgery for left atrial metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma manifesting as a right atrial...
Next Document: Reconstruction of large post-sternotomy wound with bilateral "V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement f...