Left ventricular thrombus and the incidence of thromboembolism in patients with congestive heart failure: can clinical factors identify patients at increased risk?
Left ventricular thrombus is highly prevalent in patients with congestive heart failure, but the increase of thromboembolic events is low. Reliable clinical indicators of increased thromboembolic risk are not yet available. Clinical decisions to treat patients who have congestive heart failure with oral anticoagulants must be made on an individual basis.
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Division of Circulatory Phisiology, Columbia Presbyterial Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D000925:Anticoagulants