Echocardiographic diagnosis of intraventricular clot

The literature contains many reports of the echocardiographic findings in left atrial myxoma and clot; however, descriptions of left ventricular thrombus or tumor are rare. We discuss here the echocardiographic findings in a patient with a large apical left ventricular thrombus which was confirmed b...

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Published inChest Vol. 71; no. 3; p. 417
Main Authors DeJoseph, R L, Shiroff, R A, Levenson, L W, Martin, C E, Zelis, R F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1977
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myxoma - diagnosis
Thrombosis - diagnosis
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Summary:The literature contains many reports of the echocardiographic findings in left atrial myxoma and clot; however, descriptions of left ventricular thrombus or tumor are rare. We discuss here the echocardiographic findings in a patient with a large apical left ventricular thrombus which was confirmed both angiographically and pathologically. The importance of echocardiographically examining the area below the mitral valve near the apex of the left ventricle, where most of the thrombi are located, is stressed.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.71.3.417