MECHANISMS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS FORMATION IN HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: NOVEL INSIGHTS FROM 2D SPECKLE-TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Autor: Vinay Thohan, Tadele W. Mengesha, Laura Johnson, Dhruv Chawla
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A916
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31457-8
Popis: Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) may develop left ventricular thrombus (LV-T), leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Anticoagulation on the basis of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) alone is not routinely recommended. We sought to further define
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