What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Case Report. Population: Intracardiac thrombi (n=6). Intervention: Echocardiography.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To review the cardiac pathologies that promote intracardiac thrombus formation and outline the clinical importance of identifying these thrombi in patients with ischemic stroke.

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Cardiac thrombi in different clinical scenarios

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Key result

Intracardiac thrombi can develop in various cardiac pathologies, and echocardiography plays a crucial role in their detection and management to reduce the risk of systemic emboli.

Population

n=6 patients presenting with cardiac thrombi in various clinical scenarios. Demographics include 5 men and 1…

Design

Case_series

Authors

FAFahad AlkindiSultan Qaboos University Hospital AHAbdel HaleemShawky Hamada RHRachel Hajar

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Implication

Echocardiography aids intracardiac thrombus detection across pathologies; leaves open prospective validation before guiding routine anticoagulation.

Key Points

To review the cardiac pathologies that promote intracardiac thrombus formation and outline the clinical importance of identifying these thrombi in patients with ischemic stroke.
Examined clinical scenarios and cardiac conditions that induce blood stasis and promote thrombotic material aggregation.
Assessed echocardiographic identification of thrombi as a diagnostic tool to guide therapeutic decisions.
Intracardiac thrombi develop secondary to conditions that cause blood stasis and thrombus aggregation, frequently presenting in patients with ischemic stroke.
Detection of cardiac thrombi via echocardiography serves as an established indication for long-term anticoagulation therapy to prevent recurrent ischemic stroke events.

Study Design

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Case Report (n=6)

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Population

Six patients presenting with intracardiac thrombi across various clinical scenarios, including mitral stenosis, central venous catheter use, antiphospholipid syndrome, myocardial infarction, prosthetic valve, and aortic arch atheroma.

Exposure

Echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal) for diagnosis, followed by anticoagulation therapy.

Echocardiography, particularly transesophageal echocardiography, is a critical imaging modality for identifying intracardiac thrombi and guiding anticoagulation therapy across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions.

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Alkindi et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Intracardiac thrombi (n=6). Echocardiography was evaluated. Intracardiac thrombi can develop in various cardiac pathologies, and echocardiography plays a crucial role in their detection and management to reduce the risk of systemic emboli.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a946abefde2ed39e1a0d63b https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705x.125924

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Implication

Echocardiography aids intracardiac thrombus detection across pathologies; leaves open prospective validation before guiding routine anticoagulation.

Cardiac thrombi in different clinical scenarios

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Cardiac thrombi in different clinical scenarios

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