Atrial thrombus masquerading as atrial myxoma: Preliminary analysis of
echocardiographic findings
Abstract
We retrospectively analyzed the echocardiographic findings of 8 patients
with atrial thrombus (AT). This study was conducted in Yijishan Hospital
between January 2019 and September 2021. Of the 8 patients, right atrial
mass was detected in 4 patients, and left atrial mass was detected in
the rest 4 patients. All masses were initially diagnosed as myxoma,
which were later confirmed as thrombus. Athough echocardiography can
provide significant information about the nature of atrial mass in many
patients, a small percentage of atrial masses remain difficult to make a
qualitative diagnosis.