[Thrombus in the left atrium -- is it always treated properly?].
A case of a 61-year-old female with a history of stroke in a course of mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation is reported. Mitral commissurotomy was conducted eight years after the diagnosis. The chest X-ray revealed large calcified mass in the left atrium. During surgical mitral valve replacement the mass has been removed and identified as calcified thrombus. Despite numerous risk factors, anticoagulation has not been introduced until a few months before the operation.
Bachórzewska-Gajewska
Hanna
H
Zakład Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny AM, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok.
Serwicka
Aleksandra
A
Sobkowicz
Bozena
B
Jackowski
Ryszard
R
Dobrzycki
Sławomir
S
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome