title: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty with bilateral carotid protection in 2 cases of left atrial thrombus.
abstract: We present 2 cases of mitral stenosis with left atrial thrombus who underwent Balloon Mitral Valvotomy with bilateral carotid protection using SpiderFX, distal protection devices to minimize the risk of neuroembolic stroke. One patient was critical MS in congestive heart failure with a highly mobile left atrial appendage clot (LAA) and the second patient was a young female who declined surgery and had an LAA clot which did not respond to warfarin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College & Sir JJ group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Bhanu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omnath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020517:Atrial Appendage; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome