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Wandering Left Atrium Clot Ball 
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<citation_author>Mukherjee S</citation_author>
<article-doi>10.23937/2474-3682/1510148	</article-doi>
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43-year-old lady presented with shortness of breath for past 7 months. She had history suggestive of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea (PND). She had also few episodes of palpitations. She had no history of rheumatic fever in the past. On physical examination mid diastolic rumbling murmur was audible at the apex which changed with posture.
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<article-type>Image Article</article-type>
<volume>6</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<access-type>OPEN ACCESS</access-type>
<article-doi>10.23937/2474-3682/1510148</article-doi>
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Wandering Left Atrium Clot Ball 
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<name>Sudeb Mukherjee</name>
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Department of Cardiology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, India 
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<label>Corresponding-Author</label>
<name>Dr. Sudeb Mukherjee</name>
<address>
 MBBS, MD, DM, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, 4/28 A, Jadavgarh, Kolkata, 700078, West Bengal, India, Tel: +919163097595
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<day>06</day>
<month>August  </month>
<year>2020</year>
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<name>Mukherjee S</name>
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<published-year>2020</published-year>
<article-title>
Wandering Left Atrium Clot Ball 
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<journal-short-name>Int J Respir Pulm Med</journal-short-name> 
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<copyright>
<copyright-year>2020</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Mukherjee S, et al. </copyright-holder>
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© This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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<p>LA (Left Atrium) Clot, TTE (Trans Thoracic Echocardiography) 
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<p>43-year-old lady presented with shortness of breath for past 7 months. She had history suggestive of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea (PND). She had also few episodes of palpitations. She had no history of rheumatic fever in the past. On physical examination mid diastolic rumbling murmur was audible at the apex which changed with posture. There was no history of fever and/or any embolic manifestations. Electrocardiogram revealed left atrial abnormalities. Transthoracic Echocardiogram was done which revealed severe mitral stenosis and mild mitral regurgitation. It was noted that a large ball of clot which is well organized moving inside the left atrium freely (Figure 1 and Video 1). This type of free ball clot is rare now a days. She was started on anticoagulation immediately and appropriate therapy. 
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<p>None.  
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<p>None. 
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	<label>Figure 1</label>
	<title>Transthoracic echocardiogram.</title>
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