Short-term warfarin treatment for apical thrombus in a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCMP) is characterised by a temporary aneurysm of the left ventricular apex in individuals without significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. It is extremely rare to see it combined with a thrombus. In this case report, we present a 57-year-old female patient with TCMP...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2016-05, Vol.27 (3), p.e12-e14
Hauptverfasser:	Icli, Abdullah, Akilli, Hakan, Kayrak, Mehmet, Aribas, Alpay, Ozdemir, Kurtulus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anticoagulants Anticoagulants - administration & dosage Cardiovascular Topics Coronary Angiography Drug Administration Schedule Echocardiography Electrocardiography Female Humans International Normalized Ratio Middle Aged Prothrombin Time Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - complications Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - complications Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - drug therapy Time Factors Treatment Outcome Warfarin - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCMP) is characterised by a temporary aneurysm of the left ventricular apex in individuals without significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. It is extremely rare to see it combined with a thrombus. In this case report, we present a 57-year-old female patient with TCMP in whom apical thrombus was treated with short-term warfarin use.
ISSN:	1995-1892 1680-0745
DOI:	10.5830/CVJA-2016-011