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  • Title: Successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a patient with left atrial thrombus--a case report.
    Author: Nseir G, Kwan T, Mandawat M, Feit A, Clark LT.
    Journal: Angiology; 1999 Mar; 50(3):255-9. PubMed ID: 10088806.
    Abstract:
    Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) described by Inoue et al, is a safe FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved procedure in patients with severe mitral stenosis. One of the contraindications of the procedure is presence of a left atrial thrombus; however, it has been reported that intense warfarin therapy may led to dissolution of the thrombus. The authors report a patient who was referred for PBMV and was found to have a left atrial thrombus. After intense warfarin therapy, successful PBMV was undertaken without complications.
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