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Surgical treatment of a left atrial free-floating thrombus in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis resulted in a satisfactory postoperative course.
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Surgical removal of a left atrial free-floating thrombus in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis resulted in a satisfactory postoperative course.
A patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis was found to have a free-floating thrombus in the left atrium during echocardiography. Subsequently, the patient underwent surgical treatment. At surgery, a free thrombus was found within the left atrium. The postoperative course of the patient was satisfactory.
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Abacı et al. (1998) studied this question. Surgical treatment of a left atrial free-floating thrombus in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis resulted in a satisfactory postoperative course.
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