Free floating thrombus exiting the left ventricle

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 May;9(3):417-8. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen024. Epub 2008 Mar 13.

Abstract

A 75-year-old man with a history of previous myocardial infarction underwent two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography as part of a routine follow-up evaluation. During the examination, a free-floating thrombus was identified in the left ventricular (LV) cavity. After a number of cardiac cycles, the thrombus suddenly flowed free out of the LV outflow tract into the aorta.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Ultrasonography