Watch out for left atrial roof thrombus

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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