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Fresh thrombus formation in left atrial appendage after temporary suspension of warfarin treatment in a patient with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation
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A 61-year-old woman underwent a transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) for further assessment of her rheumatic mitral stenosis 2 days after a right and left heart catheterisation and coronary angiogram. She was receiving warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). Her warfarin treatment was temporarily suspended for 5 days before the procedure. The …