title: Regression of large atrial thrombi and coronary neovascularizations with conventional anticoagulation in mitral stenosis--a case report.
abstract: The authors report a case of angiographically documented multiple coronary neovascularizations originating from the left circumflex artery (LCX) and coursing toward multiple thrombi located in the left atrium in a patient with severe mitral stenosis. The thrombi as well as the neovascularizations underwent near-complete resolution with 4 weeks' anticoagulation therapy with warfarin maintaining an international normalization ratio of 3.5. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty was performed successfully without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Bezem
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002404:Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin