Open AccessLeft ventricular thrombus and systemic embolism after painless myocardial infarction in a young female
Author(s) -
Liao ShaoFeng,
Lee ChingHsing,
Wu LungSheng,
Li ChihHuang,
Chen HsienYi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/1024907917745233
Subject(s) - medicine , left ventricular thrombus , thrombus , myocardial infarction , cardiology , embolism , concomitant , thrombosis
Oral contraceptives are widely used because of their reliability. Although oral contraceptives are known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events, there are extremely few reports of oral contraceptive–induced left ventricular thrombus. Herein, we report a 37‐year‐old non‐smoking female, who had regularly taken oral contraceptives for 14 years, developed an anterior myocardial infarction concomitant with left ventricular thrombus, bilateral segmental renal infarctions, and lower limb ischemia. Medical treatment with a combination of dual antiplatelet therapy and anticoagulants completely relieved her symptoms.