title: A disappearing left atrial thrombus.
abstract: The authors report a case of a migrating left atrial thrombus identified under direct visualization using transthoracic echocardiography in an elderly patient with atrial fibrillation. The left atrial-ventricular-aortic course of the thrombus was observed in real time, and prompt diagnosis and treatment of an acute cardioembolic cerebral infarction were performed. This case provides an example of the importance of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. matsuyama.takashi@nk-hospital.or.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akagami
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography