2011, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 352 – 355

Right atrium thrombosis in nonvalvular permanent atrial fibrillation

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Correspondence to:Bălăceanu Alice, MD PhD, Ilfov Clinical Hospital, 49-51 Basarabia Bld, Bucharest, Romania Phone: +40 21 324 3312, Mobile: +40 723 594 104, E-mail: alicebalaceanu@yahoo.com

Abstract

Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia in adults, and it is described as a relationship between it and right atrium thrombosis. A case of a 76–year–old man who presented with severe recent-onset dyspnea and several co–morbidities, such as permanent atrial fibrillation, with no anticoagulant therapy is reported here. Echocardiography showed a massive thrombus in right atrium, without any clinical or echographic signs of peripheral veins thrombosis. This article is also a review of the cases from literature.

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PMC ID: 3227163
PubMed ID: 22514566
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Article Publishing Date (print): 14-11-2011
Available Online: 24-11-2011

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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