Usefulness of mitral regurgitation in protecting against left ventricular thrombus after acute myocardial infarction.
In conclusion, we documented an increased incidence of LV thrombus in patients with MR after AMI.
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Academic Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Delemarre
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Koster
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Visser
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left