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.
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).
Nayak
Devraj
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Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Sukhija
Rishi
R
McClung
John A
JA
Monsen
Craig E
CE
Belkin
Robert N
RN
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*