Key result
An incidental left ventricular thrombus was found in a 70-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy and HFrEF following an acute heart failure exacerbation, emphasizing the need for closer follow-up.
Why the study?
Prevention, risk stratification, screening guidelines, and appropriate therapeutic approaches for LV thrombus remain poorly delineated in patients with HFrEF in sinus rhythm.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the need for clinical suspicion and echocardiographic screening for LV thrombus in patients with long-standing ischemic cardiomyopathy and HFrEF following acute decompensated heart failure.
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May prompt closer echocardiographic surveillance after decompensation in ischemic cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating for routine screening protocols.
Satish et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Left Ventricular Thrombus, Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (n=1). Warfarin was evaluated. An incidental left ventricular thrombus was found in a 70-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy and HFrEF following an acute heart failure exacerbation, emphasizing the need for closer follow-up.
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