Left atrial ball thrombus

Abstract

We report a case of left atrial ball thrombus managed successfully by surgery. This is a rare clinical entity and has been reported quite infrequently in Indian literature despite the high incidence of Rheumatic mitral stenosis. The relevant literature is reviewed. (Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2007; 23: 34-35)

A fatal case of large ball valve thrombus in the left atrium in a young girl

“…The patient succumbed to sudden cardiac death before surgery could be performed. This case was an unusual fatal presentation of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with severe multivalvular involvement with a large ball valve thrombus at such a young age (1, 2, 3). …”