title: Surgical Removal of a Left Ventricular Thrombus Which Showed Morphologic Changes Over Time in a Patient with Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Although stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SCMP) is a reversible disease and the prognosis is usually excellent, several complications can occur and can result in fatal adverse events. The formation of left ventricular (LV) thrombus is one of these critical complications of SCMP. This report describes a case of SCMP complicated by formation of a LV thrombus that became increasingly mobile as LV contractility recovered, and for which surgical removal was performed. Here, we report a case of SCMP complicated by LV thrombus and review the literature regarding this topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jah Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Bak
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yang Gi
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Man Jong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Oh
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Na
keywords: Echocardiography; Left ventricular thrombus; Stress cardiomyopathy