title: [Left atrial thrombus simulating mitral stenosis].
abstract: The most common etiology of atrial mass, a rare disorder, is thrombosis. However, tumors, vegetations and fibrosis may also be responsible. Today, 2-dimensional echocardiography is the primary imaging technique for screening patients with a suspected cardiac mass. We describe a 66-year-old woman with chronic atrial fibrillation who was being treated with an anticoagulant for a year. A left atrial thrombus, which produced signs simulating those of mitral stenosis became dislodged and obstructed the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery. She did not survive operation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine D, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolfovitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keidar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grenadir
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*