What  happened to a thrombus during apical ballooning syndrome: a case report

Alberto Valbusa; Matteo Paganini; Gianluca Secchi; Fabrizio Montecucco; Gian Marco Rosa

doi:10.4414/smw.2013.13797

Peer reviewed clinical letter

Vol. 143 No. 1920 (2013)

What happened to a thrombus during apical ballooning syndrome: a case report

Alberto Valbusa
Matteo Paganini
Gianluca Secchi
Fabrizio Montecucco
Gian Marco Rosa

Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2013;143:w13797
Published: 05.05.2013

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Hamm CW, Bassand JP, Agewall S, Bax J, Boersma E, Bueno H, et al. ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J. 2011;32(23):2999–3054.
Anzai T, Yoshikawa T, Kaneko H, Maekawa Y, Iwanaga S, Asakura Y, Ogawa S. Association between serum C-reactive protein elevation and left ventricular thrombus formation after first anterior myocardial infarction. Chest. 2004;125(2):384–9.
Seo Y, Maeda H, Ishizu T, Ishimitsu T, Watanabe S, Aonuma K, Yamaguchi I. Peak C-reactive protein concentration correlates with left ventricular thrombus formation diagnosed by contrast echocardiographic left ventricular opacification in patients with a first anterior acute myocardial infarction. Circ J. 2006;70(10):1290–6.
Kurisu S, Inoue I, Kawagoe T, Ishihara M, Shimatani Y, Nakama Y, et al. Incidence and treatment of left ventricular apical thrombosis in Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol. 2011;146(3):e58–60.
de Gregorio C, Grimaldi P, Lentini C. Left ventricular thrombus formation and cardioembolic complications in patients with Takotsubo-like syndrome: a systematic review. Int J Cardiol. 2008;131(1):18–24.
Robles P, Jimenez JJ, Alonso M. Left ventricular thrombus associated with left ventricular apical ballooning. Heart. 2007;93(7):861.
Y-Hassan S, Shahgaldi K. Thrombo-embolic renal infarction in a case of mid-ventricular takotsubo syndrome. Intern Med. 2011;50(19):2175–8.
Yoshida S, Miwa K, Matsubara T, Yasuda T, Inoue M, Teramoto R, et al. Stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with wall rupture and thrombus formation. Int J Cardiol. 2012;161(1):e18–20.

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[1] Hamm CW, Bassand JP, Agewall S, Bax J, Boersma E, Bueno H, et al. ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J. 2011;32(23):2999–3054.

[2] Anzai T, Yoshikawa T, Kaneko H, Maekawa Y, Iwanaga S, Asakura Y, Ogawa S. Association between serum C-reactive protein elevation and left ventricular thrombus formation after first anterior myocardial infarction. Chest. 2004;125(2):384–9.

[3] Seo Y, Maeda H, Ishizu T, Ishimitsu T, Watanabe S, Aonuma K, Yamaguchi I. Peak C-reactive protein concentration correlates with left ventricular thrombus formation diagnosed by contrast echocardiographic left ventricular opacification in patients with a first anterior acute myocardial infarction. Circ J. 2006;70(10):1290–6.

[4] Kurisu S, Inoue I, Kawagoe T, Ishihara M, Shimatani Y, Nakama Y, et al. Incidence and treatment of left ventricular apical thrombosis in Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol. 2011;146(3):e58–60.

[5] de Gregorio C, Grimaldi P, Lentini C. Left ventricular thrombus formation and cardioembolic complications in patients with Takotsubo-like syndrome: a systematic review. Int J Cardiol. 2008;131(1):18–24.

[6] Robles P, Jimenez JJ, Alonso M. Left ventricular thrombus associated with left ventricular apical ballooning. Heart. 2007;93(7):861.

[7] Y-Hassan S, Shahgaldi K. Thrombo-embolic renal infarction in a case of mid-ventricular takotsubo syndrome. Intern Med. 2011;50(19):2175–8.

[8] Yoshida S, Miwa K, Matsubara T, Yasuda T, Inoue M, Teramoto R, et al. Stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with wall rupture and thrombus formation. Int J Cardiol. 2012;161(1):e18–20.