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Left atrial thrombus caused by the primary antiphospholipid syndrome causing critical functional mitral stenosis
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Intracardiac masses are rare and their exact nature is often difficult to ascertain by conventional imaging methods alone. A 40 year old white woman presented with a six month history of progressive dyspnoea, orthopnoea, and peripheral oedema. Clinically she had signs of biventricular failure. Images from her transthoracic echocardiogram showed a large left atrial …