Quadri-chamber cardiac thrombi in alcoholic cardiomyopathy: a rare though ominous finding
We report a case of alcoholic cardiomyopathy with an alarming finding of thrombi in all cardiac chambers. Echocardiographic evidence of quadri-chamber intracardiac thrombi has rarely been described in the literature. Case A 48-year-old man with history of chronic alcoholism presented with progressive breathlessness of 1 year's duration. Cardiovascular examination showed sinus tachycardia and evidence of congestive cardiac failure. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed dilated cardiac chambers, severe biventricular global dysfunction with an alarming finding of thrombi...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Singh, Y., Singla, V., Singh, B., Rajendran, R., Khandenahally, R. S., Manjunath, C. N. Tags: Cardiomyopathy, Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Heart failure, Stroke, Hypertension, Malnutrition, Interventional cardiology, Ischaemic heart disease, Venous thromboembolism, Alcohol-related disorders, Drugs Source Type: research
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