[Obstruction of transmitral flow caused by a free-floating thrombus in the left atrium].
We present a patient diagnosed of rheumatic mitral valve disease. Echography revealed a free-floating left atrial thrombus. A sporadic obstruction of transmitral flow was detected using the Doppler technique. The frequency and severity of the obstruction was analyzed.
Chorro
F J
FJ
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.
Merino
J
J
Sanchis
J
J
Martínez Mas
M L
ML
Martínez León
J
J
López Merino
V
V
D000368:Aged; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*
Obstrucción al flujo transmitral causada por un trombo flotante libre en la aurícula izquierda.