title: Comparison of frequency of left ventricular thrombi in patients with anterior wall versus non-anterior wall acute myocardial infarction treated with antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy with or without coronary revascularization.
abstract: Of 200 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), all received antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy, and 186 patients (93%) underwent coronary revascularization. Left ventricular thrombi were diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography </=1 week after AMI in 19 of 114 patients (17%) with anterior wall AMI and in 3 of 86 patients (3%) with non-anterior wall AMI (p <0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
authors.forename: Devraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sukhija
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McClung
authors.forename: Craig E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Monsen
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Belkin
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*