Case Report (n=1)
Conservative management can be effective for resolving left atrial thrombus occurring after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.
Early TEE may identify treatable thrombi after transseptal mitral valvuloplasty; single case leaves open need for systematic surveillance protocols.
We report the detection of a thrombus 72 hours after mitral valvuloplasty through the use of the technique of Inoue. Images obtained by transesophageal echocardiography revealed its localization on the interatrial septum at the level of the transseptal puncture. Although the patient subsequently underwent surgery for the placement of a prosthetic valve in mitral position due to failure of the valvuloplasty, the thrombus resolved with conservative management.
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Roldán et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Left atrial thrombosis after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (n=1). Conservative management was evaluated on Thrombus resolution.
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