Syncope with a twist.
Left atrial ball thrombus is an uncommon entity, seen more commonly in the presence of mitral valve disease. We present here a case of a large left atrial thrombus presenting as sudden cardiac death.
Gosavi
Sucheta
S
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. gosavisucheta@hotmail.com
Khaja
Azamuddin
A
Aggarwal
Kul
K
D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography