title: Free-Floating Ball Thrombus in Left Atrium.
abstract: Left atrial (LA) ball thrombus is a rare disorder. These ball thrombi are generally associated with mitral stenosis, and the restricted mitral orifice encloses the free-floating thrombus in the LA. There is a potential for fatal systemic emboli or mitral valve orifice occlusion that may result in sudden death. We report the case of a patient with tight rheumatic mitral stenosis in whom a ball thrombus was observed to bounce and rebound off the walls of LA on echocardiography. After the patient received anticoagulant therapy for 1 month, the thrombus was not found at surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, AP, India 500 482.
authors.forename: Kadali Venkata
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Nagaraja Kamalakar
authors.forename: Sadasivan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaishankar
authors.forename: Chaganti
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venkateswara Rao
authors.forename: Damera
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seshagiri Rao
authors.forename: Pallem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peddeswara Rao
authors.forename: Pannala Laxmi Narasimha
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kapardhi
authors.forename: Prabhala
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajagopal