Anterior myocardial infarcts, large infarct size, and congestive failure predispose to the formation of left ventricular mural thrombi in patients with myocardial infarction.
Observational
This is a study of the location and incidence of intracardiac thrombi in acute and in healed myocardial infarction. In myocardial infarction intracardiac thrombi occur predominantly in the left ventricle. Anterior myocardial infarcts are more commonly associated with mural thrombi than posterior myocardial infarcts. Large myocardial infarcts and congestive failure are factors which predispose to the formation of left ventricular mural thrombi in myocardial infarction.
Jordan et al. (Tue,) conducted a observational in Acute and healed myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction characteristics (anterior location, large size, congestive failure) was evaluated on Location and incidence of intracardiac thrombi. Anterior myocardial infarcts, large infarct size, and congestive failure predispose to the formation of left ventricular mural thrombi in patients with myocardial infarction.