Regression of large atrial thrombi and coronary neovascularizations with conventional anticoagulation in mitral stenosis - A case report

The authors report a case of angiographically documented multiple coronary neovascularizations originating from the left circumflex artery (LCX) and c oursing toward multiple thrombi located in the left atrium in a patient wit h severe mitral stenosis. The thrombi as well as the neovascularizations un derwent near-complete resolution with 4 weeks' anticoagulation therapy with warfarin maintaining an international normalization ratio of 3.5. Percutan eous mitral balloon valvuloplasty was performed successfully without compli cations.