Open AccessLeft ventricular thrombus: An interesting presentation of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with a mini-review of the literature
Author(s) -
G. Ravi Kiran,
J Shashivardhan,
P. Chandrasekhar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_52_20
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , cardiology , left ventricular thrombus , presentation (obstetrics) , thrombosis , antiphospholipid syndrome , stroke (engine) , embolism , anticardiolipin antibodies , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is characterized by recurrent thrombosis. We report the case of a 36-year-old male who had acute right-sided ischemic stroke and right leg ischemia secondary to left ventricular (LV) thrombus caused by primary APLS. The literature review suggested that the LV thrombus presented most commonly with systemic embolism and was associated with a mortality rate of 22.2% with treatment. Thrombophilic workup in young patients with a systemic thromboembolic episode (s) is advised.