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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2023

Case of left ventricular thrombus managed with thrombectomy with left ventricular reconstruction in a patient who had coronavirus disease 2019 infection.

Kenji Suzuki, Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Hiromoto, Yusuke Motoji, Ryosuke Amitani, Takako Yamaguchi, Yosuke Ishii

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Left Ventricular Thrombus in Oncology Patients and Beyond: Imaging, Treatment Choices, and Duration.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kenji SuzukiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan. suzuki@nms.ac.jp.
Shun-Ichiro SakamotoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan.
Atsushi HiromotoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan.
Yusuke MotojiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan.
Ryosuke AmitaniDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan.
Takako YamaguchiDepartment of Nursing, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimach, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan.
Yosuke IshiiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
Nippon Medical School · JPNippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntracardiac thrombus is relatively rare in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, if it occurs, thrombotic complications are likely to develop. In this case, we performed a successful thrombectomy on a patient who developed left ventricular thrombus after COVID-19 infection without complications. CASE PRESENTATION: A 52-year-old man sought medical care due to fever, dyspnea, and abnormalities in the taste and smell that persisted for 2 weeks. The patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was treated with remdesivir, baricitinib, and heparin. Three weeks after hospitalization, electrocardiogram revealed angina pectoris, and cardiac catherization showed left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis. In addition, global hypokinesis and a thrombus at the left ventricular apex were observed on echocardiography. Left ventricular reconstruction concomitant with coronary artery bypass grafting was performed. A thrombus in the left ventricle was resected via left apical ventriculotomy, and the bovine pericardium was covered and sutured on the infarction site to exclude it. The patient was extubated a day after surgery and was transferred to another hospital for recuperation after 20 days. He did not present with complications.

conclusionsThrombotic events could be prevented via thrombectomy with left ventricular reconstruction using an intraventricular patch to exclude the residual thrombus.

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COVID-19Heart DiseasesThrombosisAnimalsCattleHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedThrombectomyBovine pericardial patchCOVID-19Left ventricular reconstructionLeft ventricular thrombus

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PMID36611152
PMCPMC9823256
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