Missing left atrial thrombus: dislodgement or artifact?

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Kazuhiro KurisuYusuke Ando

Abstract

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.

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Aug 7, 2018·Echocardiography·Mary M Quien, Muhamed Saric
Jun 12, 2021·European Heart Journal. Case Reports·Shruti HegdeMichael Johnstone
Jul 6, 2021·Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Organ, Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of India·Kirun GopalPraveen Kerala Varma

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