An unusual form of intracardiac thrombosis and fibrinolytic process in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy

Yilmazer M. M., Guven B., Tavli V.

ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, vol.65, no.3, pp.341-343, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.2143/ac.65.3.2050352
  • Journal Name: ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.341-343
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A twelve-year-old girl presented with tachypnoea, cough and fatigue existing for 3 weeks, which subsequently proved to be caused by dilated cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography showed an echogenic mass with echolucent centre attached to the inferolateral wall of the left ventricle. There was prominent systolic dysfunction. Dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with an increased risk of intracardiac thrombosis. The intracardiac thrombi usually appear as a solid mass on the echocardiogrann. The case was presented to emphasize the unususal echocardiographic appearance of an intracardiac thrombus associated with dilated cardiomyopathy.