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Case Report

Double Trouble—A Case of Atrial Fibrillation and Pulmonary Embolism

by
Valerian Valitona
*,
Nicolas Brugger
,
Denis Graf
,
Stéphane Cook
and
Diego Arroyo
1
Department of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
2
Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cardiovasc. Med. 2017, 20(12), 310; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2017.00531
Submission received: 20 September 2017 / Revised: 20 October 2017 / Accepted: 20 November 2017 / Published: 20 December 2017
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is a cause of left atrial thrombus leading to cardioembolic stroke, which can be effectively prevented with oral anticoagulation. Right atrial appendage thrombus is a rare complication of atrial fibrillation that can also lead to cardioembolic pulmonary embolism. We present the case of a 71-year-old male with atrial fibrillation, thrombus in the right atrial appendage and pulmonary embolism.
Keywords: right atrial appendage; thombus; atrial fibrillation; pulmonary embolism right atrial appendage; thombus; atrial fibrillation; pulmonary embolism

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Valitona, V.; Brugger, N.; Graf, D.; Cook, S.; Arroyo, D. Double Trouble—A Case of Atrial Fibrillation and Pulmonary Embolism. Cardiovasc. Med. 2017, 20, 310. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2017.00531

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Valitona V, Brugger N, Graf D, Cook S, Arroyo D. Double Trouble—A Case of Atrial Fibrillation and Pulmonary Embolism. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2017; 20(12):310. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2017.00531

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Valitona, Valerian, Nicolas Brugger, Denis Graf, Stéphane Cook, and Diego Arroyo. 2017. "Double Trouble—A Case of Atrial Fibrillation and Pulmonary Embolism" Cardiovascular Medicine 20, no. 12: 310. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2017.00531

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Valitona, V., Brugger, N., Graf, D., Cook, S., & Arroyo, D. (2017). Double Trouble—A Case of Atrial Fibrillation and Pulmonary Embolism. Cardiovascular Medicine, 20(12), 310. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2017.00531

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