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...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Rodrigues, Maria João Sousa, Luísa Caiado, Sofia Cabral, Ana Meireles, Mário Santos, Paulo Palma, Severo Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204916300034