The surgical management of left atrial thrombosis.
A series of 122 consecutive patients with left atrial thrombosis is reviewed. Positive diagnosis was achieved in only 40 cases (36%) based on the angiographic findings and the presence of coronary fistula. The main cause of mortality and morbidity was cerebrovascular embolism. A change in our surgical technique, including the occlusion of the mitral orifice, has so far eliminated this problem.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged