Differentiation Between Fresh and Old Left Ventricular Thrombi by Deformation Imaging
Author(s) -
Markus Niemann,
Philipp Daniel Gaudron,
Bart Bijnens,
Stefan Störk,
Meinrad Beer,
Hanns B. Hillenbrand,
Maja Čikeš,
Sebastian Herrmann,
Kai Hu,
Georg Ertl,
Frank Weidemann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.974964
Subject(s) - thrombus , isovolumetric contraction , medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , left ventricular thrombus , thrombosis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , blood pressure , diastole
Noninvasive echocardiographic differentiation between old and fresh left ventricular thrombi after myocardial infarction would be of clinical importance to estimate the risk for embolization and the necessity of anticoagulation.
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