Short-term warfarin treatment for apical thrombus in a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCMP) is characterised by a temporary aneurysm of the left ventricular apex in individuals without significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. It is extremely rare to see it combined with a thrombus. In this case report, we present a 57-year-old female patient with TCMP...

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Autores principales: İcli, Abdullah, Akilli, Hakan, Kayrak, Mehmet, Aribas, Alpay, Ozdemir, Kurtulus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2016
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27196430
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-011
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Sumario:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCMP) is characterised by a temporary aneurysm of the left ventricular apex in individuals without significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. It is extremely rare to see it combined with a thrombus. In this case report, we present a 57-year-old female patient with TCMP in whom apical thrombus was treated with short-term warfarin use.

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