title: [Two cases of mitral stenosis associated with ball thrombus in the left atrium].
abstract: Two patients (55-year-old female and 77-year-old female) were operated on for mitral stenosis associated with left atrial ball thrombus. The first case had the episode of cerebral infarction and second case had syncopal attack. Both of them presented with systemic arterial embolism. After confirmation of the diagnosis by echocardiography, removal of ball thrombi, OMC and MVR were carried out urgently. Considering high risk of "hole in one sudden death" and multiple-episodes of systemic embolization, ball thrombus should be removed as urgent following confirmation of diagnosis.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Egami
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Koishizawa
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Watanabe
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Hayashi
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kokubo
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Nonaka
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Fukiki
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Sasagawa
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sato
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Arimura
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ikeda
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sudo
mesh_terms: D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*