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Frequency of left atrial thrombus on transesophageal Echo in patients of severe mitral stenosis planned for PTMC (Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy).

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Title: Frequency of left atrial thrombus on transesophageal Echo in patients of severe mitral stenosis planned for PTMC (Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy).

Authors: Muhammad Nouman Ahmad, Rehan Riaz, Naeem Hameed, Amna Rehan

Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)

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Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2025

Volume: 32

Issue: 09

Language: en

DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2025.32.09.8233

Keywords: Atrial fibrillationRheumatic heart diseaseMitral stenosisLeft Atrial Thrombus

Categories
Medicine (22336) Interventional Cardiology (952) Echocardiography (349) Mitral Stenosis (6) Cardiology (10889)

Abstract

Objective: To find out the frequency of LA clot in patients of severe mitral stenosis. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Faisalabad. Period: July 2023 to April 2024. Methods: Non-probability consecutive sampling, Data analysis by SPSS version 25. Results: In this study total 180 patients included with 39% were male and 61% female. 60% patients were in atrial fibrillation. LA clot was found in 24% patients. Out of these 24% patients 79% were in atrial fibrillation. Conclusion: Clot in LA is quite common entity with every fourth patient having it. Patients with higher NYHA class and without warfarin are more prone to develop LA clot.

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