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Transapical surgical extirpation was successfully performed to remove a mobile and protrusive left ventricular thrombus in a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, with an uneventful recovery.
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Transapical extirpation is a viable surgical option for removing mobile and protrusive left ventricular thrombi in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy to prevent thromboembolism.
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May offer a surgical option for mobile LV thrombi in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Suzuki et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus (n=1). Transapical surgical extirpation was evaluated on Successful removal of thrombus and postoperative course. Transapical surgical extirpation was successfully performed to remove a mobile and protrusive left ventricular thrombus in a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, with an uneventful recovery.
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