Intracardiac thrombus and Murphy's law: Reflections on a clinical dilemma
We discuss the case of a 49-year-old patient with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a large, mobile and protruding apical thrombus. In spite of anticoagulation treatment, extensive and clearly defined systemic embolization occurred.We discuss the current evidence on the treatment of intracar...
Main Authors: | Patrícia Rodrigues, Maria João Sousa, Luísa Caiado, Sofia Cabral, Ana Meireles, Mário Santos, Paulo Palma, Severo Torres |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-04-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116000676 |
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