Acute post-cardiopulmonary bypass left atrial thrombosis after mitral valvuloplasty and left atrial thrombectomy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A 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 h...

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Published in:	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Main Authors:	Lee Dong-Hyup, Jung Tae-Eun, Park Sang-Jin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-01-01
Subjects:	mitral valvuloplasty acute thrombosis cardiopulmonary bypass
Online Access:	http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/5