Massive thrombus originating from the interatrial septum and prolapsing into the left ventricle
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Keywords
Left Atrium Left Anterior Descend Infective Endocarditis Right Coronary Artery Systemic Embolism
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Massiver Thrombus mit Ursprung im Vorhofseptum und Prolaps in den linken Ventrikel
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Conflict of interest
On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there are no conflicts of interest.
Supplementary material
Video 1: Apical three chamber view of the echocardiogram showing huge mobile thrombus in the left atrium. (AVI 2,3MB)
Video 2: Apical four chamber view of the echocardiogram showing huge mobile thrombus in the left atrium. (AVI 1.7MB)
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