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Thrombectomy Using AlphaVac for Left Atrial Thrombus Causing Mechanical Mitral Valve Obstruction and Cardiogenic Shock

11/17/2023

Lina Ya’Qoub, MD¹; Ramin E Beygui, MD²; Kendrick Shunk, MD, PhD¹; Harsh Agrawal, MD¹

Lina Ya’Qoub, MD1; Ramin E Beygui, MD...

The authors present a 73-year-old female with history of rheumatic heart disease status post-mechanical mitral valve on warfarin, valvular atrial fibrillation, and alpha thalassemia who was admitted to an outside hospital with anterior...

The authors present a...

11/17/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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A Ping Pong Thrombus in the Left Atrium

12/01/2021

Shu-I Lin, MD¹; Shu-Fan Kuo, MD¹; Cheng-Ting Tsai, MD^1,2; Ying-Hsiang Lee, MD^1,2,3

Shu-I Lin, MD1; Shu-Fan Kuo, MD1; C...

In this illustrative case, TEE in a 69-year-old woman revealed normally functioning mechanical mitral prosthesis and a 4 cm left atrial heterogenous thrombus moving around her left atrium like a ping pong ball.

In this illustrative case, TEE...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology