Left ventricular thrombi in the presence of normal left ventricular function.
We report two cases of left ventricular thrombi identified by routine echocardiography in the presence of normal ventricular function to highlight the rarity and clinical significance of this condition. A 14-year-old boy, positive for anticardiolipin and antinuclear antibodies, was found to have a left ventricular thrombus. A 30-year-old male, who presented with a transient ischemic attack, was found to have hypereosinophilic syndrome and a mobile left ventricular thrombus. The thrombi disappeared in both patients after a few days of anticoagulant therapy without symptoms of embolization.
Sivasankaran
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Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Harikrishnan
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Tharakan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*
D000925:Anticoagulants