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This is a Cross Sectional study.

September 10, 2025Open Access

Frequency of left atrial thrombus on transesophageal Echo in patients of severe mitral stenosis planned for PTMC (Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy).

MAMuhammad Nouman AhmadUniversity of Faisalabad RRRehan RiazNuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology NHNaeem HameedUniversity of Faisalabad

Key Points

24% of patients showed presence of left atrial thrombus, indicating a notable health risk in severe mitral stenosis.
79% of patients with LA clot were also in atrial fibrillation, providing a critical link between the two conditions.
Cross-sectional study assessed 180 patients, with significant gender distribution seen: 39% male and 61% female.
Patients without anticoagulants like warfarin and higher NYHA class were notably more at risk for developing left atrial thrombus.

Abstract

Objective: To find out the frequency of LA clot in patients of severe mitral stenosis. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Faisalabad. Period: July 2023 to April 2024. Methods: Non-probability consecutive sampling, Data analysis by SPSS version 25. Results: In this study total 180 patients included with 39% were male and 61% female. 60% patients were in atrial fibrillation. LA clot was found in 24% patients. Out of these 24% patients 79% were in atrial fibrillation. Conclusion: Clot in LA is quite common entity with every fourth patient having it. Patients with higher NYHA class and without warfarin are more prone to develop LA clot.

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