Huge Left Ventricular Thrombus and Apical Ballooning associated with Recurrent Massive Strokes in a Septic Shock Patient / 대한구급학회지
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
; : 39-43, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-770920
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ABSTRACT
The most feared complication of left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is the occurrence of systemic thromboembolic events, especially in the brain. Herein, we report a patient with severe sepsis who suffered recurrent devastating embolic stroke. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed apical ballooning of the left ventricle with a huge LVT, which had not been observed in chest computed tomography before the stroke. This case emphasizes the importance of serial cardiac evaluation in patients with stroke and severe medical illness.
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Available
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shock, Septic
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Thorax
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Thrombosis
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Brain
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Echocardiography
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Sepsis
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Stroke
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Heart Ventricles
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article