Huge left atrial thrombus with mitral stenosis in congenital factor XII deficiency.

Authors :: Hasegawa T
Uematsu M
Tsukube T
Takemura Y
Okita Y
Source :: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2002 Jan; Vol. 73 (1), pp. 286-8.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Factor XII deficiency has been reported to be a risk factor for thromboembolism as a result of inactivation of fibrinolysis. We describe a case of a huge left atrial thrombus with mitral stenosis, which was successfully removed surgically in a Factor XII deficient patient.

Subjects :: Aged
Coronary Thrombosis
Female
Heart Diseases surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Risk Factors
Thrombosis surgery
Factor XII Deficiency complications
Heart Atria
Heart Diseases complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis complications
Thrombosis complications

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