Atrioventricular thrombus in a 14-year-old patient: a case report

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Atrioventricular thrombus in a 14-year-old patient: a case report

Yavuz Besogul¹, Fatih Yılmaz¹, Birsen Uçar² and Zubeyir Kılıç²

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, No 67/22 Alpata Evleri, Eskisehir, Turkey

²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Osmangazi University Medical School and Research Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey

Cases Journal 2010, 3:46doi:10.1186/1757-1626-3-46


Published:	2 February 2010

Abstract

Right atrioventricular thrombus was diagnosed by echocardiography in a 14-year-old boy. Thrombus was reached through the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery and it was caused to tricuspit valve insufficiency. Surgical thrombectomy was performed and, he was treated with oral anticoagulation in postoperative period.