A giant and double-walled left atrial ball thrombus complicating a mitral stenosis: case report-a truck tire into the heart.
Adelina SelimiUmberto IanniMichela MolisanaVito Maurizio ParatoPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
A free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium is an unusual occurrence in rheumatic mitral stenosis and it may cause fatal systemic embolization or acute left ventricular inflow obstruction, resulting in syncope, pulmonary congestion, and sudden cardiac death. When possible, emergency surgical thrombectomy and mitral valve replacement can be life-saving.
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