A network of pulmonary vein thrombi is a risk factor for ischemic stroke, especially after cardiac surgery: A case report and mini review
Stroke remains a devastating complication following cardiac surgery.Pulmonary vein thrombi (PVT) are believed to be rare, but I have reported 37 cases of PVT in elderly patients with Ear Drops chest pain since 2012, indicating that PVT are not unusual.The present case showed that PVT can make a network among four pulmonary veins and left atrium.Cur