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Calcified ball thrombus in the left atrium

K Minatoya1, H Okabayashi, T Yokota

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyusyu, Japan.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

A rare case of calcified ball thrombus attached to the left atrial septum was found incidentally in a patient without symptoms. The exact mechanism of thrombus fixation and calcification remains unknown.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Cardiac thrombi are typically associated with cardiovascular diseases.
  • Intracardiac thrombi can lead to embolic events.

Observation:

  • An asymptomatic patient presented with a calcified ball thrombus fixed to the left atrial septum.
  • The thrombus was an incidental finding during preoperative evaluation for a retroperitoneal tumor.

Findings:

  • The left atrial thrombus was ball-shaped and calcified.
  • The patient exhibited no symptoms or cardiac dysfunction.
  • The mechanism of thrombus adhesion and calcification was not elucidated.

Implications:

  • This case highlights an unusual presentation of intracardiac thrombus.

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  • Further research is needed to understand the pathogenesis of fixed, calcified atrial thrombi.
  • Such findings may necessitate specific diagnostic and management considerations.