Literature DB >> 33306328

Giant Left Atrium Associated with Massive Thrombus Formation 14 Years after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.

Krzysztof Bartus1, Radoslaw Litwinowicz1, Boguslaw Kapelak1, Grzegorz Filip1, Karol Wierzbicki1, Randall J Lee2,3,4.   

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old patient who underwent orthotopic heart transplant 14 years earlier. Routine echocardiography showed giant masses in the left atrium. There were no symptoms or thromboembolic events in the past. Magnetic resonance imaging study revealed very enlarged left atrium (8.7 × 10.6 cm) occupied by irregular smooth mass (7 × 5 × 6.1 cm) with a stalk that was attached to the posterior left atrial wall in the area of graft suture lines. Intraoperative examination revealed a massive thrombus (12 × 10 cm) that filled almost the entire left atrial area.

Entities:  

Keywords:  Atrial Fibrilation; Echocardiography; Heart Atria; Heart Transplantation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sutures; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis

Year:  2020        PMID: 33306328     DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0390

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Braz J Cardiovasc Surg        ISSN: 0102-7638


  1 in total

1.  Cardiac mass many years after heart transplantation-a case report.

Authors:  Lucia Dallapellegrina; Edoardo Sciatti; Enrico Vizzardi; Antonio D'Aloia
Journal:  Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg       Date:  2022-05-27
  1 in total

北京卡尤迪生物科技股份有限公司 © 2022-2023.