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European Journal of Echocardiography 2008 9(1):194-195; doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jem069
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Left atrial appendage can still cause clinical events after ligation

Cem Koz, Oben Baysan*, Mehmet Yokusoglu, Mehmet Uzun and Celal Genc

Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Military Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey

Received 21 March 2007; accepted after revision 9 September 2007.

* Corresponding author. Mehterler Sk. Erkilinc Apt. No:7/7, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. Tel: +90 312 325 86 41; fax: +90 312 304 42 50. E-mail address: obenbaysan{at}gmail.com


  Abstract

We present a 71-year-old female patient with transient ischaemic attack. A thrombus located at the stump of previously ligated left atrial appendage was suspected as the cause of event.

Keywords: Left atrial appendage ligation; Thrombus


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