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Free-Floating Ball Thrombus in the Left Atrium -A case report -  

Kim, Hyuck (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Nam, Seung-Hyuk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Young-Hak (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kang, Jung-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Chung, Won-Sang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.38, no.9, 2005 , pp. 644-647 More about this Journal
Abstract
A free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium that may cause fatal systemic emboli or left ventricular inflow obstruction, which often resulting in sudden death, is rarely seen. We describe a very unusual case of a patient with a large, free-floating left-atrial ball thrombus who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement 7 years ago.
Keywords
Thrombosis; Mitral valve; replacement;
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