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3118844

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Thrombosis of the left atrium is frequent and often causes systemic embolism in patients with mitral valve regurgitation and major atrial dilatation. In contrast, free floating thrombi unconnected to the atrial wall are extremely rare and characterized by their great mobility and the risk they create of haemodynamic disturbances due to mitral valve obstruction. We report here one case of such a thrombus and compare our findings with those reported in the literature concerning 7 other cases diagnosed by echocardiography. The echocardiographic diagnosis of free floating thrombus is easier than that of adherent thrombus. The free floating thrombus may result from the release of an initially pedunculate thrombus, or it may form in the atrial cavity independent of the atrial wall. Its origin can only be determined at pathological examination. Emergency surgery is mandatory when faced with this situation at high risk of haemodynamic disturbances and embolism.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-9683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1197-202
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[Echocardiographic diagnosis of a free and obstructive thrombus of the left atrium: a surgical emergency. Review of the literature apropos of a case].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, CHR de Bordeaux, Pessac.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports