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Multichamber Intracardiac Thrombi Associated with Activated Protein C Resistance in a Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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Combined activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy result in a multiplicative effect on thrombosis risk. However, it is not known that whether there is an association with activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy. We present a 18-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, who exhibited multichamber intracardiac thrombi on transthoracic echocardiography associated with activated protein C resistance. Our cases emphasizes that patients with cardiac thrombosis before adulthood should be screened for an underlying coagulation abnormality besides underlying cardiac disorders.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Mucahit Yetim, Bulent Deveci, M. Timur Selcuk & Dursun Aras

  2. Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Kliniği, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Ozcan Ozeke

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Yetim, M., Ozeke, O., Deveci, B. et al. Multichamber Intracardiac Thrombi Associated with Activated Protein C Resistance in a Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 22, 59–61 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-005-7437-4

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