Development of left atrial thrombus and subsequent cardioembolic stroke in a 21-year-old man with ebstein anomaly who previously underwent pulmonary vein isolation ablation and Cox maze III procedure: significance of left atrial mechanical function.

Bois, John P; Lin, Grace; Brady, Peter A; Ammash, Naser M

Bois, John P; Lin, Grace; Brady, Peter A; Ammash, Naser M.

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Bois JP; From Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Lin G; From Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Brady PA; From Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Ammash NM; From Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. ammash.naser@mayo.edu.

Circulation ; 131(12): 1110-8, 2015 Mar 24.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25802257

Subject(s)

Atrial Function, Left; Catheter Ablation; Ebstein Anomaly/diagnosis; Pulmonary Veins/pathology; Stroke/diagnosis; Thromboembolism/diagnosis; Ebstein Anomaly/complications; Ebstein Anomaly/surgery; Humans; Male; Pulmonary Veins/surgery; Stroke/etiology; Thromboembolism/etiology; Young Adult

Key words

atrial fibrillation; atrial function, left; cerebral infarction; heart defects, congenital

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pulmonary Veins / Thromboembolism / Atrial Function, Left / Catheter Ablation / Stroke / Ebstein Anomaly Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Circulation Year: 2015 Type: Article

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