Successful Medical Management of a Left Ventricular Thrombus and Aneurysm Following Failed Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction

We report the case of a patient with an extensive anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, left ventricular apical thrombus and an apical left ventricular aneurysm following failed thrombolysis. We obtained serial two-dimensional echocardiograms at short i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oyedeji, Adebayo T, Lee, Christopher, Owojori, Olukolade O, Ajegbomogun, Olabanji J, Akintunde, Adeseye A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23440666
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S10929
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Sumario:We report the case of a patient with an extensive anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, left ventricular apical thrombus and an apical left ventricular aneurysm following failed thrombolysis. We obtained serial two-dimensional echocardiograms at short intervals in the acute phase and also during the months of recovery and follow up. The patient was successfully and exclusively medically managed.

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