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

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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, vol.22, no.1, pp.59-61, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 22 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2006
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s10554-005-7437-4
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.59-61
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.