Official journal of the Slovak Society of Cardiology,
Slovak Society of Hypertension and Slovak Association for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiology Letters 2020, 29(4):256-258

Left atrial thrombus despite continuous oral anticoagulant therapy

Ivancikova M, Sipka J, Skamla M, Kaliska G
Department of arrhythmology, The Middle Slovak Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Left atrial thrombus may be detected by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation despite continuous anticoagulation therapy. We would like to introduce a case report of a patient treated in our hospital, in whom ischemic stroke occurred despite effective anticoagulant treatment.

Keywords: left atrial appendage; thrombus; transoesophageal echocardiography; anticoagulation therapy

Published: April 1, 2020  Show citation

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Ivancikova M, Sipka J, Skamla M, Kaliska G. Left atrial thrombus despite continuous oral anticoagulant therapy. Cardiology Letters. 2020;29(4):256-258.
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