Abstract
We present two cases of large atrial thrombi diagnosed many years after cardiac surgery. In both cases, CT showed homogeneous non-enhancing masses. In one case the mass was immediately adjacent to an area of surgical repair; neither thrombus was in the atrial appendage, a more common location for thrombosis. The combination of appropriate clinical history and CT appearance should permit recognition of delayed postoperative intracardiac thrombosis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 643-645 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2002 |
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Keywords
- Cardiac surgical procedures
- Heart, atrium
- Postoperative complications
- Thrombosis, diagnosis
- Thrombosis, radiography
- Tomography, X-ray, computed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Fishman, J., & Aviram, G. (2002). Atrial thrombosis as a late complication of cardiac surgery: Computed tomography appearance. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 43(5), 643-645.