Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2004; 20 (1): 51-54
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-68056
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the left ventricular function and determine etiology of left ventricular thrombus in 26 cases. Design:
Prospective observational study.Setting:
Medical Unit of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad. Patient andMethod:
Patients with left ventricular thrombi diagnosed with echocardiography from May 1999 to June 2001 were studied for its etiology and left ventricular function. Fifty-six% of left ventricular thrombus cases were due to chronic ischemic heart disease while 36% had dilated cardiomyopathy. Left ventricular aneurysm was seen in 7.8% cases. Mean age was 54 +/- 3 years with 74% males and 26% females. Mean ejection fraction was 22 +/- 2.5% in dilated cardiomyopathy cases while it was 35 +/- 17% in cases with underlying coronary artery disease. Chronic ischemic heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy are the main causes associated with left ventricular thrombi. Impaired left ventricular function is a common denominator in these cases
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Epidemiologic Studies
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Prospective Studies
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Ventricular Function, Left
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Heart Ventricles
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2004
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