Interv Akut Kardiol. 2019;18(3):158-161 | DOI: 10.36290/kar.2019.006

Optimum treatment strategies for a recent left ventricular thrombus

Tomáš Gistinger, Kamil Zeman, Ivo Pavlas
Interní oddělení, Nemocnice ve Frýdku-Místku, p. o., Frýdek-Místek

Left ventricular thrombus poses a major risk of thromboembolism. It may be diagnosed incidentally, with echocardiography as
the modality of choice. Choosing an optimal treatment strategy is of key importance. In the following text, two case reports are
presented in which aggressive treatment failed to correlate with a desired reduction in the risk of thromboembolism.

Keywords: left ventricular thrombus, transthoracic echocardiography, thromboembolism, anticoagulant treatment

Received: April 17, 2019; Accepted: May 9, 2019; Published: November 1, 2019  Show citation

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