[Thrombosis of the right ventricle in 2 infants with myocardiopathy]. / Thrombose du ventricule gauche au cours d'une myocardiopathie chez deux nourrissons.
Ann Pediatr (Paris)
; 36(5): 339-42, 1989 May.
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ABSTRACT
We report two cases of left ventricular thrombosis in infants with myocardiopathy. Patients were aged ten and twelve months respectively. Two-dimensional echocardiography, performed because of the development of heart failure, evidenced an echogenic image within the left ventricle and significant dilatation of the left ventricular chamber. One patient developed a peripheral arterial thrombosis that resolved under anticoagulant therapy. The intracardiac thrombus disappeared under anticoagulant therapy after one month in one patient and six months in the other. Pathophysiology of the left ventricular thrombosis is discussed; the dilatation of the left ventricle apparently played a significant role. We emphasize the value of early initiation of preventive anticoagulant therapy in patients with myocardiopathy.
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Assunto principal:
Trombose
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Cardiopatias
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Cardiomiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Ann Pediatr (Paris)
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article