Reccurent thrombus in the gigantic left atrium during effective anticoagulant therapy: case report

Abstract Background Gigantic left atrium is defined in the current literature as an excessive dilatation of the left atrium above 65mm. Chronic mitral valve disease is associated with the development of thrombus in the left atrium in up to 19% of all cases of mitral insufficiency and appropriate tre...

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Main Authors: Lucia Masarova, Jan Novak, Martin Pesl, Jiri Ondrasek, Jiri Semenka, Eva Simarova, Roman Panovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-01279-1