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The dancing thrombus: 4D transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of a pedunculated left atrial appendage thrombus
Author(s) -
Kelly Faith R.,
Dire Christopher,
Gore Rosco S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13791
Subject(s) - thrombus , appendage , medicine , cardiology , ventricle , atrial appendage , radiology , atrial fibrillation , anatomy , sinus rhythm
It is rare that a left atrial appendage thrombus will grow to the extent that it can prolapse into the left ventricle. We report the case of a large prolapsing left atrial thrombus diagnosed by 3D echocardiography in a patient presenting with a transient ischemic attack.
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