Free floating ball thrombus of left atrium developing late after closed mitral commissurotomy

Free floating ball thrombus of left atrium developing late after closed mitral commissurotomy - a case report

Published:2012-12 Issue:4 Volume:28 Page:261-262
ISSN:0970-9134
Container-title:Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
language:en
Short-container-title:Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Author:

Khan Mohd. Shahbaaz,Bhattacharya Kanak Narayan,Charles Anup,Hossain Mohammad Zahid,Sanki Prokash,Bhattacharya Subhankar

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Surgery

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12055-012-0167-z.pdf

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