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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998;6:127-128
© 1998 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Refractory Left Ventricular Failure Due to Large Left Ventricular Thrombus

Filiz Özerkan, MD, Meral Kayikçioglu, MD, Azem Akilli, MD

Department of Cardiology Ege University Medical School Izmir, Turkey
For reprint information contact: Filiz Özerkan, MD 1468 Sokak 16/A Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey Tel: 90 232 422 1348 Fax: 90 232 374 6618 or 422 4537
Mural thrombi are common in patients with acute myocardial infarction and can cause refractory left ventricular failure as a rare complication. We report a case of large postinfarction ventricular thrombus resulting in left ventricular failure resistant to medical therapy. After echocardiographic diagnosis, thrombectomy and coronary bypass grafting were performed and the symptoms subsided.






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