Background: Recommendations for drug treatment of left ventricular thrombus (LVT) are
based on the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) guidelines; however, the …

A 70-year-old man who presented with dyspnea and intermittent chest pain was found to
have a large free-floating right atrial thrombus on two-dimensional echocardiogram …

In a patient with ischemic heart disease and terminal left ventricular failure,
echocardiographic techniques (single-crystal M-mode echocardiograms and bidimen …

Left ventricular (LV) thrombi are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in our
society. Twenty-five percent of cardiogenic emboli are associated with acute and chronic …

The effectiveness of anticoagulation for preventing left ventricular thrombi or their
propagation during an acute myocardial infarction (MI) remains uncertain. It is common …

A 72-year-old male was admitted with a history of subacute myocardial infarction. On
coronary angiogram there was total occlusion of the proximal segment of the left anterior …

Although echocardiography detected right-sided heart thrombi are frequently associated
with massive pulmonary embolism and death, there are conflicting recommendations in the …

To determine whether two-dimensional echocardiography can identify patients with left
ventricular thrombus after myocardial infarction who are prone to embolism, clinical and …

Missed large left ventricular thrombus: Failure of two-dimensional echocardiography in one case
Page 1 Missed large left ventricular thrombus Failure of two-dimensional echocardiography …

We report two patients with unusual intracavitary thrombi in association with rheumatic mitral
stenosis. One patient had a large free-floating left atrial thrombus immediately after …