Cor Vasa 2011, 53(3):148-150 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2011.033
A rare cause of cardioembolism
- 1 I. interní klinika
- 2 Kardiochirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové a Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, Kardiocentrum, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Česká republika
The presence of a thrombus in the left ventricle with normal morphology and function is a rare clinical finding. We report as many as two cases related to this topic and try to explain the possible causes.
Keywords: Thrombus; Normal left ventricle; Cardioembolism
Published: March 1, 2011 Show citation
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