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J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2012
Case ReportsAcute post-cardiopulmonary bypass left atrial thrombosis after mitral valvuloplasty and left atrial thrombectomy.
- Dong-Hyup Lee, Tae-Eun Jung, and Sang-Jin Park.
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
- J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Jan 1; 7: 5.
AbstractA patient with mitral stenosis and multiple left atrial thrombi underwent valvuloplasty and thrombectomy. While closing the sternum after completing the cardiopulmonary bypass, a new left atrial thrombus was detected by transesophageal echocardiography. We used heparin for the prevention of new thrombus formation and closed the wound after meticulous bleeding control. Three months later, there was no residual thrombus in the left atrium according to the echocardiographic study.
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