title: Systemic embolization from thrombus in normal left ventricles.
abstract: It is extremely rare for a thrombus to form in a normal functioning left ventricle. We present two patients in whom this occurred without any plausable explanation. In both instances the patients presented with systemic emboli and had no heart disease or hypercoagulable state. The diagnosis was made by two-dimensional echocardiography and subsequently confirmed during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit 48202.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rosman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brymer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis