title: Multi-chamber intracardiac thrombi associated with activated protein C resistance in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Combined activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy result in a multiplicative effect on thrombosis risk. However, it is not known that whether there is an association with activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy. We present a 18-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, who exhibited multi-chamber intracardiac thrombi on transthoracic echocardiography associated with activated protein C resistance. Our cases emphasizes that patients with cardiac thrombosis before adulthood should be screened for an underlying coagulation abnormality besides underlying cardiac disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mucahit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yetim
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozeke
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Deveci
authors.forename: M Timur
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aras
mesh_terms: D020016:Activated Protein C Resistance / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male