A free-floating left atrial mass

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A free-floating left atrial mass Dr Marco Pocar, MD, Alda Bregasi, MD, Davide Passolunghi, MD, Francesco Donatelli, MD  The Lancet  Volume 379, Issue 9811, (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60818-0 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure Free-floating giant left atrial thrombus (A) and (B) show the complete absence of atrial wall attachments in two-dimensional and three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiograms; (C) shows the thrombus unable to cross the mitral valve orifice in view of its size (scale in cm). The Lancet 2012 379, DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60818-0) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions