[A case report of a left atrial ball thrombus at 16 years after mitral valve replacement]

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1996 Apr;44(4):539-44.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A free floating ball thrombus in left atrium is very rare, only 2 cases that develop ball thrombus after mitral valve replacement (MVR) have been reported. This case was a 55-year-old female who underwent MVR and tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP) in 1978. After 16 years, she developed replaced mitral valve stenosis due to pannus formation and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), with a free floating ball thrombus in the giant left atrium. A ball thrombus was taken out, and Re-MVR and tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) was carried out. Post operative course was uneventful. Because a free floating ball thrombus easily causes "Hole-in-one" sudden death, early surgical treatment must be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Diseases / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / surgery