Large Free-Floating Left Atrial Ball Thrombus With Intermittent Mitral Valve Occlusion
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: An 83-year-old man with known history of atrial fibrillation presented for preoperative evaluation for elective left nephrectomy for cancer. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large, free-floating, left atrial mass. Further profiling with transesophageal echocardiogram showed a free-floating mass intermittently obstructing the mitral valve.
Source: JACC Case Reports
Authors: Amitoj Singh, Usama Nasir, Sherif B. Labib
Institutions: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Lahey Medical Center
Language: English
Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $850
OpenAlex ID: W4405519895