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Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
Recent studies from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical Department add new data to atrial fibrillation therapy
April 16th, 2007
Data detailed in "Thrombolytic therapy for acute left atrial thrombus formation in one patient with heart failure and atrial fibrillation" have been presented. According to recent research published in the Circulation Journal, "Patients with a left atrial (LA) thrombus are considered at high risk of thromboembolic events. Reports about thrombolytic therapy are limited and optimal guidelines are lacking." "In this report, a large, pedunculated, highly mobile thrombus of the LA attached via a short stalk to the LA appendage brim in a 59-year-old female with atrial fibrillation is described. The patient was treated with 100 mg intravenous tissue plasminogen...
Source: Hematology Week (2007-04-16)
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