Infection of cardiac mural thrombus associated with left ventricular aneurysm.
Infection is a rare complication of cardiac mural thrombus and may prove difficult to diagnose and treat. We describe a patient with infected thrombus associated with a left ventricular aneurysm, involving Salmonella typhimurium. Cross-sectional echocardiography proved helpful in establishing the diagnosis.
D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery