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

Yavuz Besogul1 email, Fatih Yılmaz1 email, Birsen Uçar2 email and Zubeyir Kılıç2 email

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

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

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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.


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