Recurrence of a left ventricular thrombus after surgical excision in a young patient with normal left ventricular systolic function--a case report.
The case report of a young patient with recurrence of intraventricular thrombus represents an unusual presentation with no apparent clinical explanation despite echocardiographic, surgical, and pathologic confirmation. The other unusual feature of this case is the absence of predisposing factors for intraventricular thrombus. The patient developed the second left ventricular thrombus after he stopped taking anticoagulants. The authors' recommendation for such a patient is that he continue to receive anticoagulants for life.
Reddy
S C
SC
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ziady
G M
GM
Zerbe
T
T
Matesic
C
C
Griffith
B
B
D000328:Adult; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013599:Systole; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left