Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Kinki University School of Medicine Osaka, Japan
Abstract
Two rare cases of right atrial pedunculated ball thrombus associated with constrictive pericarditis and systemic lupus erythematosus are reported. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, the large thrombus in each patient was removed with care to avoid pulmonary embolism. Both patients have been doing well postoperatively and warfarin has been administered to prevent a recurrence of intracardiac thrombotic episodes.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery