Right atrial thrombus: A new cause of Paroxysmal complete Heart Block

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Shogo Shimada
Louis Samuels*

Abstract

We present a patient with a large right atrial (RA) thrombus complicated by paroxysmal complete atrioventricular (AV) block requiring urgent surgery. This is a rare complication of RA thrombi with the potential pathogenesis being direct mechanical insult on the AV node by the thrombus. Surgical thrombectomy led to complete resolution.

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Shimada, S., & Samuels, L. (2017). Right atrial thrombus: A new cause of Paroxysmal complete Heart Block. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 4(3), 062–064. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000051
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