Floating Bodies in the Left Atrium by 2D-echo: A Differential Diagnosis.
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2014-11
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Two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-echo) is sensitive in detecting floating bodies in the left atrium. Identification of a freefloating
left atrial thrombus, as a source of embolus, is a common indication for 2D-echo. Screening for other cardiac conditions
such as valvular heart diseases often, if not common, reveal floating bodies in the left atrium. The differential diagnosis of a
floating body in the left atrium will be discussed.
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Left atrial thrombus, left atrial myxoma, floating bodies
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Kumar S Pratheep, Chidambaram N, Umarani R, Balasubramanium E, Shankar Gauri. Floating Bodies in the Left Atrium by 2D-echo: A Differential Diagnosis. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2014 Nov; 25(6): 517-521.