Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Diagnosis and Treatment of Ball Thrombus in Left Atrium - Trust But Verify! - Case Report.

Male patient with left atrial cardiac mass was in need of a quick diagnosis for individualized and effective treatment. Transthoracic echocardiography showed presence of а giant left atrial cardiac mass with atypical location for thrombus. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging was performed for histological discrimination, and showed a large cardiac mass wall attached in the left atrium, homogeneous, with diameter of 3.