Massive intraventricular thrombus in polycythemia vera.
Polycythemia vera is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder which is prone to thrombotic complications. However, thrombosis of the cardiovascular system is an extremely rare complication of polycythemia vera. We describe a 76-year-old male patient who developed congestive heart failure due to massive intraventricular thrombus with pulmonary valvular involvement. Surgical treatment under cardiopulmonary bypass proved to be the sole solution for such a condition.
Yuan
Shi-Min
SM
Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Shinfeld
Amihay
A
Raanani
Ehud
E
D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery