Left renal artery thrombosis in a 78-year-old patient with atrial fibrillation

Renal artery thrombosis is a rare clinical condition. Often, there is a delay in diagnosis due to non-specific clinical complaints. We presented a woman with an elderly atrial fibrillation who developed thrombosis of the left renal artery. Despite the anticoagulant treatment given, patient did not b...

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Autores principales: Erkut, Bilgehan, Ates, Azman
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/23479
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Sumario:Renal artery thrombosis is a rare clinical condition. Often, there is a delay in diagnosis due to non-specific clinical complaints. We presented a woman with an elderly atrial fibrillation who developed thrombosis of the left renal artery. Despite the anticoagulant treatment given, patient did not benefit and the kidney was fully damaged.