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Document Details : Title: Constrictive pericarditis associated with right atrial and major venous thrombosis Author(s): OZHAN, Hakan , OKÇUN, Bariş , AKDEMIR, Ramazan Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 59 Issue: 4 Date: August 2004 Pages: 435-437 DOI: 10.2143/AC.59.4.2005211 Abstract : Right atrial thrombi are very rare. Existence of right atrial thrombus with constrictive pericarditis is even rarer. Only few cases have been reported in the English literature. Here, we report an unusual case of constrictive pericarditis complicated with right atrial and major venous thrombi. The patient underwent a successful pericardiectomy procedure. He had no thrombi during the follow-up period. |
