Massive intraventricular thrombi in a previously healthy 43-year-old male.
We report a case of 43-year-old previously healthy male admitted to our hospital with symptoms of heart failure. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a previously undiagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy and massive left intraventricular thrombi. Because patient did not give consent for surgical thrombectomy, thrombolytic treatment with streptokinase was introduced. In the further course of hospitalization, ischaemic stroke was diagnosed despite the resolution of intracardiac thrombi observed on serial control echocardiography.
2nd Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. eszymczyk@ptkardio.pl
Ewa
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Szymczyk
Piotr
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Lipiec
Jarosław
J
Kasprzak
D000328:Adult; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase