Disaster Averted
A 46-year-old woman presented with a syncopal episode and was found to have a large thrombus traversing an atrial septal defect extending across the mitral valve. She was taken to the operating room for emergent thrombectomy. We present the case, imaging, and a review of published cases. (Level of D...
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| author | Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS Sameer Singh, MD Jeremy Song, MD Isaac George, MD |
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| description | A 46-year-old woman presented with a syncopal episode and was found to have a large thrombus traversing an atrial septal defect extending across the mitral valve. She was taken to the operating room for emergent thrombectomy. We present the case, imaging, and a review of published cases. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f6ad6cd8c3c4154b001f549b3eb5fdb2022-12-21T20:47:52ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492020-03-0123495496Disaster AvertedNicholas J. Shea, MD, MS0Sameer Singh, MD1Jeremy Song, MD2Isaac George, MD3Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkAddress for correspondence: Dr. Isaac George, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, MHB 7GN-435, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, New York 10032.; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkA 46-year-old woman presented with a syncopal episode and was found to have a large thrombus traversing an atrial septal defect extending across the mitral valve. She was taken to the operating room for emergent thrombectomy. We present the case, imaging, and a review of published cases. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919306515syncopethrombectomythrombus |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS Sameer Singh, MD Jeremy Song, MD Isaac George, MD Disaster Averted JACC: Case Reports syncope thrombectomy thrombus |
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| title_short | Disaster Averted |
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