Left ventricular thrombi in the presence of normal left ventricular function
Sivasankaran, S.; Harikrishnan, S.; Tharakan, J.M.
Indian Heart Journal 54(2): 196-198
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-4832 PMID: 12086386 Document Number: 540947
We report two cases of left ventricular thrombi identified by routine echocardiography in the presence of normal ventricular function to highlight the rarity and clinical significance of this condition. A 14-year-old boy, positive for anticardiolipin and antinuclear antibodies, was found to have a left ventricular thrombus. A 30-year-old male, who presented with a transient ischemic attack, was found to have hypereosinophilic syndrome and a mobile left ventricular thrombus. The thrombi disappeared in both patients after a few days of anticoagulant therapy without symptoms of embolization.
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