Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography  2005;13(3):128-130

A Case of Surgically Removed Left Ventricular Thrombus Complicated to Acute Myocarditis.

Il Suk SOHN 1 ; Jong Chun PARK ; Seo Na HONG ; Sang Yup LIM ; Sang Rok LEE ; Kye Hun KIM ; Hyung Wook PARK ; Young Joon HONG ; Ju Han KIM ; Weon KIM ; Youngkeun AHN ; Myung Ho JEONG ; Jeong Gwan CHO ; Jung Chaee KANG

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Keywords

Left ventricle; Thrombus

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is a frequent complication in patients with acute large anterior myocardial infarction or dilated cardiomyopathy. The clinical importance of LVT lies in its potential for systemic embolization. We experienced a case of surgically treated LVT in a patient with acute myocarditis with embolic splenorenal infarction.