Free-floating Ball Thrombus in the Left Atrium after Mitral Valve Replacement: Successful Surgical Management

A free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium is a rare clinical problem with potentially catastrophic consequences. Thus, early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention are mandatory. Free ball-valve thrombus within the left atrium developed in a patient who had undergone mitral valve replacem...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 566 - 568
Main Authors Blanche, Carlos, Chaux, Aurelio, Kass, Robert M., Helfenstein, Jeffrey, Sugarman, Gary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.1985
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Echocardiography
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Heart
Heart Atria - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve
Thromboembolism - etiology
Thromboembolism - surgery
Human
Mitral valve
Exeresis
Cardiac valvular disease
Surgery
Cardiovascular disease
Complication
Replacement
Left atrium
Thrombosis
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Summary:A free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium is a rare clinical problem with potentially catastrophic consequences. Thus, early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention are mandatory. Free ball-valve thrombus within the left atrium developed in a patient who had undergone mitral valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis seven years previously. The diagnosis was accurately made by two-dimensional echocardiography and was followed by successful removal of a thrombus. A review of the literature is presented.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62001-2