Cor Vasa 2011, 53(3):148-150 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2011.033

A rare cause of cardioembolism

Zdeněk Vavera1,*, Pavel Žáček2, Radek Pudil1, Jan Vojáček1
1 I. interní klinika
2 Kardiochirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové a Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, Kardiocentrum, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Česká republika

The presence of a thrombus in the left ventricle with normal morphology and function is a rare clinical finding. We report as many as two cases related to this topic and try to explain the possible causes.

Keywords: Thrombus; Normal left ventricle; Cardioembolism

Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation

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Vavera Z, Žáček P, Pudil R, Vojáček J. A rare cause of cardioembolism. Cor Vasa. 2011;53(3):148-150. doi: 10.33678/cor.2011.033.
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