Left ventricular thrombi in the presence of normal left ventricular function

Indian Heart J. 2002 Mar-Apr;54(2):196-8.

Abstract

We report two cases of left ventricular thrombi identified by routine echocardiography in the presence of normal ventricular function to highlight the rarity and clinical significance of this condition. A 14-year-old boy, positive for anticardiolipin and antinuclear antibodies, was found to have a left ventricular thrombus. A 30-year-old male, who presented with a transient ischemic attack, was found to have hypereosinophilic syndrome and a mobile left ventricular thrombus. The thrombi disappeared in both patients after a few days of anticoagulant therapy without symptoms of embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Diseases / drug therapy
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants