[Dilated myocardiopathy complicated with an apical clot secondary to a myocarditis. Report of a case].
Acute myocarditis is a syndrome, until the patient is in heart failure. We report a case illustrating severe systolic dysfunction most probably due to an episode of postviral myocarditis, and the importance of echocardiogram in evaluating possible complications.
Córdova Alveláis
Luis
L
Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Saltillo, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, México. lcordova_tlaloc@yahoo.com
Córdova López
Julio
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*