Abstract

Quebec platelet disorder (QPD) is a bleeding disorder with accelerated, platelet-dependent fibrinolysis. We present a patient with QPD and atrial fibrillation who developed cardioembolic strokes from a left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus. He was managed with surgical thrombus removal, LAA closure, anticoagulation and tranexamic acid.

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