Ball-Shaped Thrombi in the Left Ventricular Apex
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Ball-Shaped Thrombi in the Left Ventricular Apex
A 67-year-old man was admitted to the cardiology department because of exertional dyspnea and orthopnea aggravated for 10 days. Transthoracic echocardiography showed dilated left ventricle (LV) with global hypokinesia with severely decreased systolic function (ejection fraction was estimated to be about 15%). Two oscillating masses with smooth, spherical contour were found in the LV apex (Fig. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1975-4612
DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2011.19.3.167