Thrombo-embolic cerebral infarction secondary to giant Lambl’s excrescence

Abstract Lambl’s excrescences are common fibrinous strands found at the contact margin of cardiac valves. They are referred to as “giant” when multiple strands form a complex. Embolic stroke secondary to these valvular strands has rarely been described in the literature. We present a patient with re...

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Published inJournal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 20; no. 11; pp. 1632 - 1634
Main Authors Wu, Teddy Y, Gerber, Ivor L, Roxburgh, Richard H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2013
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Aged
Anticoagulation
Cerebral Infarction - etiology
Comorbidity
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Valve Diseases - complications
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Lambl’s excrescence
Neurology
Stroke
Stroke - etiology
Thromboembolism - etiology
Stroke
Anticoagulation
Lambl’s excrescence
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Summary:Abstract Lambl’s excrescences are common fibrinous strands found at the contact margin of cardiac valves. They are referred to as “giant” when multiple strands form a complex. Embolic stroke secondary to these valvular strands has rarely been described in the literature. We present a patient with recurrent thrombo-embolic cerebral infarction secondary to giant Lambl’s excrescence successfully treated with anticoagulation.
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ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.015