Association between Mitral Regurgitation and Left Ventricular Mural Thrombi following Anterior ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Background: Acute myocardial infarction patients may be protected against left ventricular thrombus development by mitral regurgitation (MR). This study aimed to assess incidence of left ventricular thrombosis in patients suffering from acute anterior myocardial infarction and determine if mitral regurgitation prevents development of left ventricular mural thrombus. Methods: Seventy patients with anterior STEMI were enrolled in this prospective cohort study, they were divided into a non-LV thrombus group (n=55) and LV thrombus group (n=15), 2-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography were done to all cases. Results: LV thrombus formation was significantly higher among patients presented with passed time anterior STEMI than those presented within 48 hours of chest pain onset (P value < 0.001). LV EDV and LV ESV were significantly higher among LV thrombus group than non-LV thrombus group (P value =0.032). severity of MR was significantly lower in LV thrombus group compared to non-LV thrombus group (P value =0.039). Pain to door time was able to significantly predict LV apical thrombus formation (P <0.001 AUC = 0.875) at cut-off >32 hours with 80% sensitivity, 80% specificity, 52.2% PPV 93.6% NPV. In Multivariate regression, pain to door, and severity of MR were independent predictors of LV thrombus formation (P value < 0.05). Conclusion: Pain to door, and severity of MR were independent predictors of development of LV thrombus while ECG, passed time PCI and Conservative, LV EDV and LV ESV were not. associated mitral regurgitation could have a protective role against development of left ventricular mural thrombus following anterior STEMI