Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction: vigilance still required in the modern era

Franz  Robert Eberli; Crochan  John O'Sullivan

doi:10.4414/smw.2015.14158

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Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction: vigilance still required in the modern era

Franz Robert Eberli
Crochan John O'Sullivan

Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14158
Published: 14.06.2015

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Vaitkus PT, Barnathan ES. Embolic potential, prevention and management of mural thrombus complicating anterior myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993;22:1004–9.
Delewi R, Zijlstra F, Piek JJ. Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2012;98:1743–9.
Asinger RW, Mikell FL, Elsperger J, Hodges M. Incidence of left-ventricular thrombosis after acute transmural myocardial infarction. Serial evaluation by two-dimensional echocardiography. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:297–302.
Shacham Y, Leshem-Rubinow E, Ben Assa E, Rogowski O, Topilsky Y, Roth A, et al. Frequency and correlates of early left ventricular thrombus formation following anterior wall acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2013;111:667–70.
Meltzer RS, Visser CA, Fuster V. Intracardiac thrombi and systemic embolization. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:689–98.
Task Force on the management of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction of the European Society of Cardiology, Steg PG, James SK et al. ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. Eur Heart J. 2012;33:2569–619.
American College of Emergency P, Society for Cardiovascular A, Interventions et al. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61:e78–140.
Sürder D, Gisler V, Corti R, Moccetti T, Klersy C, et al. Thrombus formation in the left ventricle after large myocardial infarction – assessment with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14122 http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14122.

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[1] Vaitkus PT, Barnathan ES. Embolic potential, prevention and management of mural thrombus complicating anterior myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993;22:1004–9.

[2] Delewi R, Zijlstra F, Piek JJ. Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2012;98:1743–9.

[3] Asinger RW, Mikell FL, Elsperger J, Hodges M. Incidence of left-ventricular thrombosis after acute transmural myocardial infarction. Serial evaluation by two-dimensional echocardiography. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:297–302.

[4] Shacham Y, Leshem-Rubinow E, Ben Assa E, Rogowski O, Topilsky Y, Roth A, et al. Frequency and correlates of early left ventricular thrombus formation following anterior wall acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2013;111:667–70.

[5] Meltzer RS, Visser CA, Fuster V. Intracardiac thrombi and systemic embolization. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:689–98.

[6] Task Force on the management of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction of the European Society of Cardiology, Steg PG, James SK et al. ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. Eur Heart J. 2012;33:2569–619.

[7] American College of Emergency P, Society for Cardiovascular A, Interventions et al. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61:e78–140.

[8] Sürder D, Gisler V, Corti R, Moccetti T, Klersy C, et al. Thrombus formation in the left ventricle after large myocardial infarction – assessment with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14122 http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14122.