Thrombus Formation in the Right Atrium after Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Atrial septal defect is the most common congenital lesion in adults following bicuspid aortic valve. There are two closure strategies as follows: one surgical and the other percutaneous. Various complications such as atrial arrhythmias and development of thrombus have been reported after surgical cl...

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Autores principales: Kahyaoğlu, Muzaffer, Guner, Ahmet, Gecmen, Cetin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30746330
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_34_18
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Sumario:Atrial septal defect is the most common congenital lesion in adults following bicuspid aortic valve. There are two closure strategies as follows: one surgical and the other percutaneous. Various complications such as atrial arrhythmias and development of thrombus have been reported after surgical closure. Herein, we present a case of right atrial thrombi formed at different localizations in the right atrium in a patient who was asymptomatic and diagnosed late.

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