Left Ventricular Thrombus in Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia

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Abstract

A 40-year-old white male with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia presented to our institution with symptoms of fever, rash and pleuropericardial pain. A two-dimensional echocardiogram revealed a pedunculated left ventricular mass which simulated a left ventricular myxoma. Left ventricular wall motion and coronary arteries were normal on preoperative angiography. The mass was surgically removed and found to be fibrin thrombus. A mild chronic inflammatory infiltrate was present in the base of the thrombus. The formation of thrombus in the left ventricle was ascribed to spontaneous aggregation of platelets and myocarditis of unknown cause.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1987

Publication date (Print): 1987

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 74

Issue: 1

Pages: 53-57

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Sections of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and Pathology, Wood Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc., USA

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Publisher ID: 174175 Other ID: Cardiology 1987;74:53–57

DOI: 10.1159/000174175

PubMed ID: 3815454

SO-VID: 622f6236-8cc5-4c09-a19c-6ccdebf9b101

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History

Date received : 22 August 1985

Date accepted : 07 February 1986

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Pages: 5

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