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Case Reports
. 2013 Nov;20(11):1632-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.015. Epub 2013 May 11.

Thrombo-embolic cerebral infarction secondary to giant Lambl's excrescence

Teddy Y Wu  1 , Ivor L Gerber, Richard H Roxburgh
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Thrombo-embolic cerebral infarction secondary to giant Lambl's excrescence

Teddy Y Wu et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Lambl's excrescences are common fibrinous strands found at the contact margin of cardiac valves. They are referred to as "giant" when multiple strands form a complex. Embolic stroke secondary to these valvular strands has rarely been described in the literature. We present a patient with recurrent thrombo-embolic cerebral infarction secondary to giant Lambl's excrescence successfully treated with anticoagulation.

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Lambl’s excrescence; Stroke.

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