Infection of left ventricular thrombus in a patient with silent myocardial infarction--a unique complication.
Eur Heart J
; 14(7): 997-8, 1993 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-8375427
ABSTRACT
A 72-year-old male was admitted to hospital with exertional dyspnoea of recent onset. Echocardiography showed a left ventricle which was severely hypokinetic on the anteroseptal and anterior wall with an akinetic inferior wall and apex. A string of globular masses was seen to be floating in the left ventricle, attached to the septum near the apex. Coronary arteriography showed severe two-vessel disease. Urgent surgery revealed degenerated thrombus in the left ventricle containing green pus. The infected thrombus was attached to an area of septal infarction. The pus-filled thrombus was removed and by-pass grafting was effected. No infective organism was identified.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trombosis
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Absceso
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Cardiopatías
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Infarto del Miocardio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Heart J
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido