title: Surgical removal of echocardiographically detected multiple pedunculated and mobile left ventricular thrombi in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed at least three left ventricular mural thrombi in a 59-year-old man with acute anterior myocardial infarction. The thrombi, which had highly mobile pedunculated elements, were attached to the septo-apical wall and protruded into the left ventricular cavity. In spite of the lack of a clinical event but in view of the potential risk of embolization, surgical removal of the thrombi was performed on the 16th day of hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Massada Center for Heart Disease, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mager
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strasberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rechavia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sclarovsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agmon
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*