| Title | A young man with heart failure, diffuse cardiac thrombi, and stroke. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Mendoza DD, Nguyen TD, Pua BB, Weinsaft JW |
| Journal | J Thorac Imaging |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | W128-30 |
| Date Published | 2010 Nov |
| ISSN | 1536-0237 |
| Keywords | Adult, Anticoagulants, Coronary Thrombosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, Male, Stroke, Warfarin, Young Adult |
| Abstract | A cardiac thrombus provides a substrate for thromboembolic events. Delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging detects a thrombus based on avascular tissue properties, and has been shown to provide improved detection of a left ventricular thrombus, compared with anatomic imaging using echocardiography. We present a case of a young man with cerebrovascular stroke in whom delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance provided incremental diagnostic utility for identification of a thrombus within both the left-sided and right-sided cardiac chambers. |
| DOI | 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181d042ff |
| Alternate Journal | J Thorac Imaging |
| PubMed ID | 20634763 |
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