Open AccessThrombus formation in the right atrium after surgical closure of atrial septal defect
Author(s) -
Muzaffer Kahyaoğlu,
Ahmet Güner,
Çetin Geçmen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_34_18
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , thrombus , percutaneous , right atrium , lesion , bicuspid aortic valve , atrium (architecture) , surgery , aortic valve , atrial fibrillation
Atrial septal defect is the most common congenital lesion in adults following bicuspid aortic valve. There are two closure strategies as follows: one surgical and the other percutaneous. Various complications such as atrial arrhythmias and development of thrombus have been reported after surgical closure. Herein, we present a case of right atrial thrombi formed at different localizations in the right atrium in a patient who was asymptomatic and diagnosed late.