Mass in right atrium
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thrombus, right atrial appendage, transoesophageal echocardiography.Abstract
A 61 year-old man, with previous history of ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation was admitted due to shortness of breath, being a right atrium mass detected by echocardiography.
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