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Left atrial ball thrombus is a rare complication of rheumatic mitral stenosis.
Highlights left atrial ball thrombus as a rare but highly emboligenic complication of rheumatic mitral stenosis.
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Warrants vigilance for LA ball thrombus in rheumatic MS with stroke; extends sparse case reports but leaves management open.
Left atrial ball thrombus is a rare complication of rheumatic mitral stenosis. We report on a patient with a left atrial ball thrombus combined with rheumatic mitral stenosis, which was detected during echocardiographic in the context of an etiological assessment of an ischemic stroke
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