Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus

Rheumatic mitral stenosis is often associated with thrombus formation in the left atrium (LA), especially in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although thrombus can occur anywhere within the LA, the most common site is the left atrial appendage. Therefore, it is important to carefully screen the en...

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Main Authors:	Amruta Shringarpure, Pushkar M Desai, Sanjeeta Umbarkar, Manjula Sarkar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:	Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:	Clot left atrium mitral stenosis thrombus
Online Access:	http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2018;volume=21;issue=4;spage=446;epage=447;aulast=Shringarpure

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spelling	doaj-403c8d863830413ea9042170d07f38922020-11-25T00:15:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia0971-97842018-01-0121444644710.4103/aca.ACA_43_18Watch out for left atrial roof thrombusAmruta ShringarpurePushkar M DesaiSanjeeta UmbarkarManjula SarkarRheumatic mitral stenosis is often associated with thrombus formation in the left atrium (LA), especially in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although thrombus can occur anywhere within the LA, the most common site is the left atrial appendage. Therefore, it is important to carefully screen the entire LA during perioperative transesophageal echocardiography to exclude thrombus.http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2018;volume=21;issue=4;spage=446;epage=447;aulast=ShringarpureClotleft atriummitral stenosisthrombus
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title	Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus
title_short	Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus
title_full	Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus
title_fullStr	Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus
title_full_unstemmed	Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
issn	0971-9784
publishDate	2018-01-01
description	Rheumatic mitral stenosis is often associated with thrombus formation in the left atrium (LA), especially in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although thrombus can occur anywhere within the LA, the most common site is the left atrial appendage. Therefore, it is important to carefully screen the entire LA during perioperative transesophageal echocardiography to exclude thrombus.
topic	Clot left atrium mitral stenosis thrombus
url	http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2018;volume=21;issue=4;spage=446;epage=447;aulast=Shringarpure
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Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus

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