Korean Circ J.  2013 Dec;43(12):842-844. 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.12.842.

Large Thrombus Formation from Right Atrial Incision Site after Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

• Disli OM
• Erdil N
• Akca B
• Otlu YO
• Battaloglu B

• KMID: 2224781
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2013.43.12.842

Abstract

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the common congenital anomaly which requires surgical interventions. Right atrial thrombus formations after primary suture repairs of the ASD and evidences of thromboembolic complications are extremely rare. Specifically, the cases of thromboembolic complications have high mortality and morbidity risks. Two cases of giant intra-atrial thrombus formation detected in the late stage after primary repairs of ASDs are being discussed.

Keyword

Heart septal defects; Thrombosis; Heart surgery; Heart atrium

MeSH Terms

Heart Atria
Heart Septal Defects
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*
Mortality
Sutures
Thoracic Surgery
Thrombosis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The right atrial thrombus in the image of transesophageal echocardiography. LA: left artrium, VCI: vena cava inferior, VCS: vena cava superior, RA: right atrium.

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  Fig. 2 Intraoperative view of the thrombus as shown in Fig. 1.

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