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doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/14.7.997.
Infection of left ventricular thrombus in a patient with silent myocardial infarction--a unique complication
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- DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/14.7.997
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Infection of left ventricular thrombus in a patient with silent myocardial infarction--a unique complication
Eur Heart J.
1993 Jul.
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 identified.
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A bunch of grapes revisited.Eur Heart J. 1994 Oct;15(10):1443. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060412. Eur Heart J. 1994. PMID: 7821328 No abstract available.
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