Increase in the Size of an Intracardiac Thrombus during Dabigatran Therapy (110 mg b.i.d.) in an Acute Cardioembolic Stroke Patient

Increase in the Size of an Intracardiac Thrombus during Dabigatran Therapy (110 mg b.i.d.) in an Acute Cardioembolic Stroke Patient

We report a case of atrial fibrillation in a patient in whom a mobile thrombus in the left atrial appendage increased in size after low-dose dabigatran therapy. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of sudden onset of right hemiplasia and dysarthria. On admission, his National Insti...

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Main Authors: Emi Tabata, Masahiro Yasaka, Yoshiyuki Wakugawa, Motohiro Komori, Kohta Mori, Yuichiro Tsurusaki, Kazuhito Kokuba, Yoshiki Sambongi, Koichiro Maeda, Yasushi Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-05-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Intracardiac thrombus
Dabigatran
Acute cardioembolic stroke
Transesophageal echocardiography
Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
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