Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis

A 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with exertional shortness of breath. Echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography showed mitral stenosis and a left atrial thrombus. Left atrial thrombus formation is a well-known complication of severe mitra...

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Main Authors: Ola Abdelkarim, Yehia Saleh, Faisal Nabi
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Language:English
Published: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center 2023-08-01
Series:Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
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Online Access:https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1272
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description A 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with exertional shortness of breath. Echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography showed mitral stenosis and a left atrial thrombus. Left atrial thrombus formation is a well-known complication of severe mitral stenosis that can lead to systemic thromboembolism. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement, left atrial thrombus resection, and left atrial appendage closure that resulted in significant improvement in breathing.
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spelling doaj-art-e3c7f9b2a78448d0a6d22c7a5b295fa22025-08-20T03:25:50ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082023-08-01191616310.14797/mdcvj.12721249Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral StenosisOla Abdelkarim0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-3820Yehia Saleh1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3873-5582Faisal Nabi2Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TexasHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TexasHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TexasA 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with exertional shortness of breath. Echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography showed mitral stenosis and a left atrial thrombus. Left atrial thrombus formation is a well-known complication of severe mitral stenosis that can lead to systemic thromboembolism. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement, left atrial thrombus resection, and left atrial appendage closure that resulted in significant improvement in breathing.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1272mitral stenosisleft atrial thrombusleft atrial appendage thrombus
spellingShingle Ola Abdelkarim
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Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
mitral stenosis
left atrial thrombus
left atrial appendage thrombus
title Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
title_full Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
title_fullStr Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
title_full_unstemmed Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
title_short Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
title_sort left atrial thrombus in the setting of mitral stenosis
topic mitral stenosis
left atrial thrombus
left atrial appendage thrombus
url https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1272
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