title: Transatrial resection of a left ventricular thrombus after acute myocarditis.
abstract: A mobile and pedunculated left ventricular thrombus developed after acute myocarditis in a 49-year-old woman. Surgical removal is recommended for cases such as this, especially when the ventricular thrombus is pedunculated or mobile. The thrombus was successfully removed by left atriotomy. There was no evidence of recurrent thrombus formation on the 50th day after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk University Hospital, 634-18 Keum am-Dong, Duck Jin-Gu, Jeon Ju 561-182, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ja Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kuh
authors.forename: Yeonho
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery