Incidence and clinical significance of left ventricular thrombus in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy assessed with echocardiography

Haghi, Dariusch; Papavassiliu, Theano; Heggemann, Felix; J. Kaden, Jens; Borggrefe, Martin; Süselbeck, Tim

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcn017

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Incidence and clinical significance of left ventricular thrombus in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy assessed with echocardiography

Published in QJM • Jan 31, 2008

Authors:

Dariusch Haghi

Theano Papavassiliu

Felix Heggemann

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a known complication of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). However, current literature almost exclusively consists of isolated case reports. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and clinical significance of LV thrombus formation in TC. METHO...

Subject

Left ventricular thrombus

Cardiology

Medicine

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