| Literature DB >> 15194027 |
Devraj Nayak1, Wilbert S Aronow, Rishi Sukhija, John A McClung, Craig E Monsen, Robert N Belkin.
Abstract
Of 200 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), all received antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy, and 186 patients (93%) underwent coronary revascularization. Left ventricular thrombi were diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography </=1 week after AMI in 19 of 114 patients (17%) with anterior wall AMI and in 3 of 86 patients (3%) with non-anterior wall AMI (p <0.001).Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15194027 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778