Asymptomatic large left-atrial ball thrombus secondary to mitral stenosis

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 376-378

  Vitale, Nicola ^a,b   Agnino, Alfonso ^a   Serena, Donato ^a   Schena, Stefano ^a   Piscitelli, Domenico ^a   Fiore, Tommaso ^a   De Luca Tupputi Schinosa, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial thrombus; Dyspnea; Heart valve prosthesis mitral; Mitral valve stenosis complication; Mitral valve replacement; Thrombectomy; Thrombosis diagnosis; Thrombosis left atrial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031415558     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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