A case of biatrial thrombus in a patient with mitral stenosis presenting
as systemic and pulmonary embolism
Abstract
Rheumatic heart disease is a sequelae of rheumatic fever. Mitral
stenosis in rheumatic heart disease is common and leads to left atrial
dilation and atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation predisposes to
thrombus formation in the left atrium and its appendage and is
associated with embolic complications. Systemic embolism is frequent and
associated with considerable mortality, especially in the developing
world. Pulmonary embolism is rarely documented. Herein we report an
extremely rare case of biatrial thrombus in a patient with rheumatic
heart disease presenting as systemic as well as pulmonary embolism.
Keywords: rheumatic, biatrial, thrombus, embolism