Open AccessRight atrial mural thrombi: An autopsy study of an under-diagnosed complication at an unusual site
Author(s) -
Pradeep Vaideeswar,
Jayashri Chaudhari,
Karnik Nd,
Tapish Sahu,
Anish Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.191008
Subject(s) - medicine , mural , autopsy , complication , heart atrium , surgery , radiology , general surgery , cardiology , painting , art , visual arts
Right atrial mural thrombi (RAMT) are often seen in association with cardiac diseases or foreign bodies. Unusual locations at the flutter isthmus and the atrial appendage prompted us to evaluate our 2-year autopsy data on such thrombi.