title: Echocardiographic appearance of large left ventricular mural thrombi undergoing lysis.
abstract: Two patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and unusual appearing mural thrombi were identified and followed up. Both patients had mobile membranes in the left ventricular chamber that were visualized by two-dimensional echocardiography and disappeared during anticoagulant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, St. John's Queens Hospital, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guiliani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macina
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Boal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin