Cardiac thrombus despite anticoagulation in a 76-year-old man

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Harry Wang · University of Ottawa

Roy Khalifé · University of Ottawa

Kevin E. Boczar · University of Ottawa

Yan Xu · University of Ottawa

Abstract

A 76-year-old man on dabigatran for rate-controlled atrial fibrillation had follow-up transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) after bioprosthetic valve replacements. An echogenic, nonmobile mass (3.8 × 1.5 cm) in the left atrium was identified, which appeared to be attached adjacent to the pulmonary

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Cardiac tumors and thrombi Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Aortic Thrombus and Embolism

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Published in: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volume 197, Issue 39, pp. E1311-E1313

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.250697

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Cardiac thrombus despite anticoagulation in a 76-year-old man

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