Neovascularity related to mural thrombus in endomyocardial fibrosis.
We report a 30-year old, previously healthy, Ghanese woman admitted with sudden onset of dyspnoe, hemoptoe and right-sided chest pain due to endomyocardial fibrosis with secondary pulmonary emboli Coronary angiography revealed a myocardial "blush". This finding may focus attention to the presence of mural thrombus that may have diagnostic and therapeutic consequences.
Meuwissen
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Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000925:Anticoagulants