Case Report

Right atrial appendage thrombus in a heart failure patient with sinus rhythm

  • Barış Buğan
  • Oben Baysan
  • Sait Demirkol
  • Mutlu Güngör
  • Mehmet Yokuşoğlu

Received Date: 20.08.2010 Accepted Date: 13.01.2011 Gulhane Med J 2011;53(3):214-215

A right atrial appendage thrombus is almost always associated with atrial fibrillation. We tried to emphasize in this case report that such a thrombus may develop in heart failure patients even in the presence of sinus rhythm.

Keywords: Heart failure, right atrial appendage, sinus rhythm, thrombus