Images in cardiovascular medicine. The case of a disappearing left atrial appendage thrombus: direct visualization of left atrial thrombus migration, captured by echocardiography, in a patient with atrial fibrillation, resulting in a stroke

Circulation. 2006 Sep 26;114(13):e513-4. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.617886.

Authors

Amit Parekh¹, Radhika Jaladi, Sushant Sharma, William A Van Decker, Michael D Ezekowitz

Affiliation

¹ Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, 100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096-3425, USA.

PMID: 17000914
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.617886

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Female
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
Middle Aged
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Ultrasonography