Key result
Parenteral heparin clears multiple LV thrombi within 4 days in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
Peripartum cardiomyopathy can cause left ventricular thrombi due to systolic dysfunction and hypercoagulability, but management and resolution data are limited.
Case Report (n=1)
Multimodality imaging with transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac MRI is valuable for detecting and monitoring the rapid resolution of left ventricular thrombi following parenteral anticoagulation in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
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LV thrombi in PPCM signal high embolic risk; this case leaves open optimal anticoagulation duration and screening protocols.
Altuwaijri et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Peripartum cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus (n=1). Parenteral heparin was evaluated on Resolution of left ventricular thrombi on cardiac MRI. Parenteral heparin therapy resulted in near complete resolution of multiple left ventricular thrombi within four days in a woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy.
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