title: Left ventricular thrombi in the presence of normal left ventricular function.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivasankaran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harikrishnan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tharakan
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants