Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Free-Floating Ball Thrombus in the Left Atrium -A case report -

좌심방의 자유 부유 구혈전 -1예 보고 -

  • Kim, Hyuck (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Nam, Seung-Hyuk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hak (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kang, Jung-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Chung, Won-Sang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 김혁 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 남승혁 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김영학 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 강정호 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 정원상 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.09.01
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Abstract

A free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium that may cause fatal systemic emboli or left ventricular inflow obstruction, which often resulting in sudden death, is rarely seen. We describe a very unusual case of a patient with a large, free-floating left-atrial ball thrombus who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement 7 years ago.

좌심방의 자유 부유 구혈전은 매우 드물며, 치명적인 전신성 색전증이나 혹은 좌심실 유입구의 폐쇄로 드물게 급사를 초래한다. 저자들은 7년 전에 기계판막으로 승모판대치술을 시행 받은 환자에서 크고, 자유 부유하는 좌심방의 구혈전을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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