title: Transaortic video-assisted removal of a left ventricular thrombus.
abstract: A mobile and pedunculated left ventricular thrombus was developed after acute myocardial infarction in a 59-year-old man, and was successfully removed surgically through the aortic valve using a video-assisted thoracoscope. Transaortic video-assisted thoracoscopy greatly facilitated exposure of the interior of the left ventricle and preserved left ventricular function by avoiding ventriculotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division II, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan. ttsukube@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukube
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ootaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014741:Video Recording