Left atrial ball thrombus in combined mitral-aortic valve disease.
This report describes a patient with left atrial ball thrombus which was detected during echocardiographic evaluation of combined mitral-aortic valve disease. Surgical correction was performed entirely on the basis of the echocardiographic diagnosis.
Schäfer
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Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Berlin-Buch, Germany.
Evers
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Morgan
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Thiel
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D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery