title: Left atrial free floating ball thrombus in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report.
abstract: In this article we reported a 33-year-old female patient who was referred to our emergency department with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and cardiogenic shock. In her transthoracic echocardiography, a free-floating ball-type mass was seen in the left atrial cavity with a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. An emergency open-heart surgery was performed. The mass was removed, and pathologic examination confirmed the thrombotic material.
authors.affiliation: Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Aydin, Turkey. tarkantekten@superonline.com
authors.forename: Tarkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tekten
authors.forename: O Alper
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Onbaşili
authors.forename: Ceyhun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Ertuğrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ercan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery