Left atrial thrombi following tranexamic acid in a bleeding trauma patient—A word of caution

We describe the case of a bleeding trauma patient who received tranexamic acid (TXA) during air transport who subsequently developed multiple intra‐cardiac thrombi. The administration of TXA during transport may be associated with this unusual presentation.

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