Abstract
A 58-year-old female with a medical history of ≈2 years of chronic atrial fibrillation (on warfarin treatment), previous right mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma, and hypertension presented with a hypertensive emergency and mental status changes. Her symptoms resolved with appropriate antihypertensive treatment. The international normalized ratio on presentation was 2.9. During an additional work-up for transient neurological symptoms, transesophageal echocardiography was performed, revealing a 2×2-cm, well-circumscribed, spherical, mobile echodensity within the ostium of the left atrial appendage (LAA), …
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