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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 532-534 |
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Right atrial appendage thrombus with atrial infarct in a case of thyrotoxicosis: An autopsy report
DN Lanjewar1, Sushma Ramraje2, Sonali D Lanjewar2
1 Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India
2 Department of pathology, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
D N Lanjewar
Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai-400 008
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.68295
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Cardiac function has long been known to be altered in patients with thyrotoxicosis and atrial fibrillation occurs in patients with hyperthyroidism. In addition to its disabling symptoms, atrial fibrillation is a strong risk factor for systemic embolism, especially with regard to cerebral circulation. A right atrial appendage thrombus formation in atrial fibrillation is a rare phenomenon. In this report, we describe a case of a 30-year-old female, who suffered from hyperthyroidism and subsequently developed atrial fibrillation and a right atrial appendage thrombus with infarction of right atrial appendage. |
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