title: Left apical pedunculated thrombus with normal ventricular function mimicking an intracardiac tumor.
abstract: Left ventricular thrombus formation in the presence of normal ventricular function is a rare phenomenon, with only seven cases described in the literature. Their morbidity arises from the embolic sequelae that ensues. The management of these patients is complex, and requires the decision-making process of both the medical and surgical teams.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, 4N-449, Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4 Canada. reubenj@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Reubendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeganathan
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ralph-Edwards
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016276:Ventricular Function / Q000502:physiology*