Echocardiographic findings of floating thrombus in left atrium.
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We describe the M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic findings of a floating thrombus in the left atrium. Though the features resembled those of pedunculated left atrial myxoma, two-dimensional echocardiography was helpful in differentiating between thrombus and myxoma in the left atrium.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 44 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980