title: [Left ventricular thrombus formation in a patient with normal ejection fraction].
abstract: Left ventricular (LV) thrombi usually occur in the presence of impaired LV function, such as in dilated cardiomyopathy, aneurysm or following myocardial infarction. Thrombus formation in a normally functioning LV is extremely rare. We report a patient with LV thrombus formation despite a normal systolic function. The patient, who was admitted to the emergency service with transient loss of consciousness and diagnosed with cerebral embolism, was found to have a pedunculated and hypermobile mass in the LV apex by echocardiography. The LV mass was excised by urgent surgery due to its high embolic risk. The histopathological examination revealed that the LV mass was a thrombus. This case highlights that although very rare, LV thrombus formation may occur in patients with normal ejection fraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. nkahya77@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kahya Eren
authors.forename: Sadık Volkan
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Emren
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duygu
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kocabaş
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology