Abstract
In this study the authors evaluate the potentiality of two-dimensional echocardiography to detect the left ventricular thrombus in the myocardial infarction. The authors emphasize the morphological echocardiographic patterns suggestive of the high embolic risk of the ventricular thrombus.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Coronary Thrombosis / complications*
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Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
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Echocardiography
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Embolism / etiology
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Embolism / physiopathology*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Infarction / complications*
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Risk
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Ventricular Function, Left