Left ventricular thrombus complicating tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy

L Abid; I Trabelsi; S Chtourou; S Krichène; L Laroussi; R Hammami; M Sahnoun; S Mallek; M Hentati; S Kammoun

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.181

Left ventricular thrombus complicating tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jan 21;146(2):e33-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.181. Epub 2009 Jan 30.

Authors

L Abid, I Trabelsi, S Chtourou, S Krichène, L Laroussi, R Hammami, M Sahnoun, S Mallek, M Hentati, S Kammoun

PMID: 19185935
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.181

Abstract

A 45 day old new-born with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy complicated by thrombus formation is presented. Drug treatment produced immediate symptomatic relief and subsequent reversion to normal cardiac function. The thrombus disappeared a few days later.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Humans
Infant
Male
Tachycardia / complications*
Tachycardia / diagnosis
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / etiology*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*