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Free-floating left atrial ball thrombus without mitral valve disease
Akihiko Ohkado1, Seiichi Nakajima, Kyozo Inoue
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|February 24, 2005
Abstract:
Reports of left atrial ball thrombus without mitral valve disease are few. We experienced a case of free-floating left atrial ball thrombus that developed in a short period in a patient with atrial fibrillation and dilated left atrium but intact mitral valve. Surgical removal of the thrombus was performed. It was presumed that atrial fibrillation and enlarged left atrium were the contributory factors to thrombus development.