title: Detection of left ventricular thrombus by coronary computed tomography angiography.
abstract: Left ventricular thrombus is a recognized complication of acute myocardial infarction. The following case report presents a rare case of left ventricular thrombus detection originally via coronary computed tomography angiography, followed by a brief review of imaging modalities that have been used for the detection of left ventricular thrombus in the past.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. tehranif@cshs.org
authors.forename: Faramarz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tehrani
authors.forename: Shervin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eshaghian
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*