Formation of a left atrial ball thrombus from a large mural thrombus 4 days after an embolic episode.
We present a case of basilar artery embolism originating from a left atrial mural thrombus. The thrombus was large and attached to the posterior left atrial wall, but decreased in size and detached forming a ball type thrombus over the next 4 days without anticoagulant and/or antifibrinolytic therapy.
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri City, Japan. igakan@kcn.ne.jp
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D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography