Rapid growth of left ventricular thrombus leading to fatal heart failure in six hours

Cardiology. 1993;83(5-6):419-22. doi: 10.1159/000176000.

Abstract

A left ventricular (LV) thrombus grew rapidly over chronic endocarditis 2 months after anterior myocardial infarction. Echocardiograms demonstrated a rapidly growing LV thrombus an eventual obstruction. Despite anticoagulant/thrombolytic therapy, the patient died of acute LV failure. Histopathologically, a fresh thrombus overlay thickened endocardium with massive T lymphocyte infiltration over healed infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Endocarditis / complications
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / complications*
  • Heart Diseases / pathology
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • Time Factors