LEFT-VENTRICULAR THROMBOSIS DUE TO ACQUIRED PROTEIN-C DEFICIENCY DIAGNOSED BY 2-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

OZKUTLU S., OZBARLAS N., SARACLAR M., ÖZTUNÇ E. F.

JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.253-258, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1992
  • Dergi Adı: JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.253-258
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a patient with left ventricular thrombus diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. Thrombosis was due to acquired transient protein C deficiency which was caused by impaired liver function due to hepatitis, sepsis and heart failure. With proper treatment the thrombus disappeared on the fourth day. Eighteen weeks later the protein C level returned to normal. We recommend echocardiographic evaluation and follow-up of suspected cases for intracardiac thrombus. The measurement of protein C level in such cases is proposed. This is the first case with left-sided cardiac thrombus associated with protein C deficiency in the medical literature.