Describes the echocardiographic features of a rare free-floating left atrial ball thrombus in a patient with mitral stenosis.
Rare case prompts vigilant atrial imaging in mitral stenosis; leaves open questions on prevalence, embolization risk, and management.
Left atrial thrombi are not infrequent in patients with mitral stenosis. Occasionally, free-floating thrombi have been reported in these patients. We report on the echocardiographic and Doppler findings in a patient with mitral stenosis.
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