Balloon mitral commissurotomy for mitral stenosis after resolution of a large mobile left atrial thrombus by 2-year warfarin treatment.

نویسندگان

  • Wei-Chun Chang
  • I-Hsiang Lin
  • Chih-Tai Ting
  • Kae-Woei Liang
چکیده

We report on a patient who was referred for percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy for symptomatic mitral stenosis. However, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography both revealed a large mobile left atrial thrombus, occupying almost half of the left atrial body. Because the patient strongly declined surgical mitral treatment, he was administered warfarin for 2 years. Complete resolution of left atrial thrombus was confirmed by follow-up transesophageal echocardiography. Successful percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy was undertaken without complications.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

دوره 72 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009