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Detection and evaluation of left ventricular thrombosis in myocardial infarction

Role of echocardiography

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Ultrasound in Coronary Artery Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 113))

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Abstract

Intraventricular thrombosis is a complication met with relatively frequently during acute anterior myocardial infarction [1], especially if there is also an aneurysmatic dilatation. In this clinical situation, before the advent of echocardiography, diagnosis was retrospective and based on the appearance of a systemic embolism. After the acute phase of myocardial infarction, the only available diagnostic method was contrast ventriculography: this method has the drawback of being neither very sensitive (it cannot visualize laminated thrombi) nor specific (it may show up false filling defects in large ventricles). Moreover, its poor repeatability means it is not very suitable for following up the behaviour of thrombi.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Bari, I-70124, Bari, Italy

    Sabino Iliceto  & Paolo Rizzon  & 

  2. Thorax Center, Erasmus University, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos R. T. C. Roelandt

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Amico, A.F. et al. (1991). Detection and evaluation of left ventricular thrombosis in myocardial infarction. In: Iliceto, S., Rizzon, P., Roelandt, J.R.T.C. (eds) Ultrasound in Coronary Artery Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0611-2_14

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