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- Title
Infection of left ventricular thrombus in a patient with silent myocardial infarction — a unique complication.
- Authors
SENIOR, R.; RAFTERY, E. B.
- 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 identfled.
- Publication
European Heart Journal, 1993, Vol 14, Issue 7, p997
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/14.7.997