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Article: Catastrophic clinical course due to free-floating large right atrial thrombus/Serbestce yuzen buyuk sag atriyal trombusun neden oldugu katastrofik klinik seyir.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)(Case study)(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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A 73-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with progressive dyspnea lasting for about one month. The patient had systemic arterial hypertension for 10 years. During initial physical examination, pulse rate was 90/minute (arrhythmic), systolic blood pressure was 100 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure was 70 mmHg, body temperature was 36.9[degrees]C and respiration rate was 25/minute. Third heart sound and pansystolic murmur (3[degrees]/6[degrees], at left sternal border of forth intercostal space) were present at cardiac auscultation. In addition, there were rales in the base of lungs and jugular venous distention bilaterally. Electrocardiography revealed ...