Key result
Anticoagulation therapy alone, without surgical intervention, led to the complete disappearance of biventricular thrombi in a patient with cardiac systolic dysfunction and DIC from heat stroke.
Why the study?
Biventricular thrombi associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation from heat stroke is rare.
Does anticoagulation therapy alone resolve biventricular thrombi associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation from heat stroke?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does anticoagulation therapy alone resolve biventricular thrombi associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation from heat stroke?
Anticoagulation therapy alone can successfully treat rare biventricular thrombi associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation from heat stroke.
Anticoagulation may resolve biventricular thrombi in this setting; leaves open confirmation in prospective studies.
A 58-year-old man with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy visited a hospital once a month after his first hospitalization for heart failure. Three months later, he presented with consciousness impairment and heat stroke. Blood tests showed multiple organ failure, and echocardiography revealed biventricular thrombi. After admission, intensive care was provided, and anticoagulation therapy was initiated. The echocardiographic findings in the third week confirmed the complete disappearance of thrombi. Biventricular thrombi associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation from heat stroke is rare. We report the case of a patient who was treated with anticoagulation therapy only, without surgical intervention.
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Goto et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Biventricular thrombi, cardiac systolic dysfunction, disseminated intravascular coagulation, heat stroke (n=1). Anticoagulation therapy (heparin and warfarin) was evaluated on Disappearance of biventricular thrombi. Anticoagulation therapy alone, without surgical intervention, led to the complete disappearance of biventricular thrombi in a patient with cardiac systolic dysfunction and DIC from heat stroke.
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