Sudden appearance of new clot
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Date
2019-07
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Abstract
A patient having mitral stenosis with chronic atrial fibrillation, large left atrium, and spontaneous echo contrast is expected to have clot in LA or LAA. TEE is more sensitive to detect thrombus in LA and LAA than transthoracic echocardiography. However, false-negative results can still occur due to multilobed LAA, and a thrombus can be potentially missed.
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Atrial fibrillation, mitral stenosis, left atrial appendage
Citation
Raut Monish S, Hanjoora Vijay Mohan. Sudden appearance of new clot. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2019 Jul; 22(3): 316-317