Left Atrial Thrombus in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
While cardioversion can be considered in patients with uninterrupted anticoagulation without TEE, those with rheumatic MS are at high risk of LAA and LA thrombus and should undergo TEE before the procedure. Further research is needed to explore whether LAA thrombus warrants surgical intervention for rheumatic MS.
Authors
- Donald Haas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-4205)
- Carly Weber
- Yasotha Rajeswaran
- Muhammad Sabri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2625-2967)
- Yanis Belkadi
Institutions
- Jefferson Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104884
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39