title: [Two operated cases of mitral stenosis (MS) associated with left atrial ball thrombus].
abstract: Mitral stenosis associated with left atrial ball thrombus is rare. Removal of left atrial ball thrombus and mitral valve replacement was performed in two patients successfully. The rate of thromboembolism was high in patient who has left atrial ball thrombus. Also, sudden death was reported in these cases due to incarceration of ball thrombus in the mitral orifice (hole-in-one thrombus). We concluded that we should operate the MS associated with left atrial ball thrombus as soon as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukushima Medical College.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Midorikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery