[Left atrial thrombus simulating mitral stenosis].
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.
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Dept. of Medicine D, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Keidar
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Grenadir
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Brook
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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*