title: Dilated cardiomyopathy complicated by a pedunculated and mobile left ventricular thrombus on ruptured false tendons.
abstract: A 68-year-old man was admitted with congestive heart failure. He was treated with diuretics and digitalis; thereafter, the two-dimensional echocardiogram suggested a pedunculated and mobile left ventricular thrombus. He underwent surgical thrombectomy because of the high risk of systemic embolization. To our knowledge, this is the first case of dilated cardiomyopathy with a mobile left ventricular thrombus that was attached to ruptured false tendons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Shakaihoken Kobe Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuseno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shomura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011690:Purkinje Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery