Free floating ball thrombus of left atrium developing late after closed mitral commissurotomy - a case report |
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Authors: | Mohd Shahbaaz Khan Kanak Narayan Bhattacharya Anup Charles Mohammad Zahid Hossain Prokash Sanki Subhankar Bhattacharya |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, S.S.K.M. Hospital, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, 242 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata, 70020, India
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Abstract: | Left atrial ball thrombus is very rare entity and it is even rare to find a large free floating ball thrombus of left atrium in a post-operative patient. Thrombus of left atrium usually occurs in atrial fibrillation or in mitral valve stenosis. Here we are presenting a case of large ball thrombus of left atrium in a patient who underwent closed mitral commissurotomy 21 years back. A 50 years old female patient was admitted with history of breathlessness, palpitation and cough of one month duration. She was doing well after mitral valve commissurotomy. Her pre-operative trans-thoracic echocardiography showed a left atrial thrombus and severe mitral stenosis with valvular area of 0.7 cm2 and atrial fibrillation. Per-operative trans-oesophageal echocardiography showed a large free floating ball thrombus of left atrium. She underwent removal of left atrial thrombus and mitral valve replacement using Sorin Bicarbon valve. |
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