title: Acute post-cardiopulmonary bypass left atrial thrombosis after mitral valvuloplasty and left atrial thrombectomy.
abstract: A patient with mitral stenosis and multiple left atrial thrombi underwent valvuloplasty and thrombectomy. While closing the sternum after completing the cardiopulmonary bypass, a new left atrial thrombus was detected by transesophageal echocardiography. We used heparin for the prevention of new thrombus formation and closed the wound after meticulous bleeding control. Three months later, there was no residual thrombus in the left atrium according to the echocardiographic study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hyup
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae-Eun
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sang-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*