Multichamber intracardiac thrombi associated with activated protein C resistance in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy


Yetim M., Ozeke O., Deveci B., Selcuk M., Aras D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.59-61, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Combined activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy result in a multiplicative effect on thrombosis risk. However, it is not known that whether there is an association with activated protein C resistance and dilated cardiomyopathy. We present a 18-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, who exhibited multichamber intracardiac thrombi on transthoracic echocardiography associated with activated protein C resistance. Our cases emphasizes that patients with cardiac thrombosis before adulthood should be screened for an underlying coagulation abnormality besides underlying cardiac disorders.