Disaster Averted

Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS; Sameer Singh, MD; Jeremy Song, MD; Isaac George, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

Disaster Averted

Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS,
Sameer Singh, MD,
Jeremy Song, MD,
Isaac George, MD

Affiliations

Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Sameer Singh, MD: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Jeremy Song, MD: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Isaac George, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Isaac George, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, MHB 7GN-435, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, New York 10032.; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 495 – 496

Abstract

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A 46-year-old woman presented with a syncopal episode and was found to have a large thrombus traversing an atrial septal defect extending across the mitral valve. She was taken to the operating room for emergent thrombectomy. We present the case, imaging, and a review of published cases. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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