Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction as assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging Ronak Delewi, Robin Nijveldt, Alexander Hirsch, Constantin B. Marcu, Lourens Robbers, Marriela E.C.J. Hassell, Rianne H.A. de Bruin, Jim Vleugels, Anja M. van der Laan, Berto J. Bouma, René A. Tio, Jan G.P. Tijssen, Albert C. van Rossum, Felix Zijlstra, Jan J. Piek European Journal of Radiology Volume 81, Issue 12, Pages 3900-3904 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.06.029 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Left ventricular thrombus formation on late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. (A) Cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance of a thrombus (asterisk) in the apex of the left ventricle. (B) Late gadolinium enhancement imaging neatly confirms the avascular non-enhancing thrombus (asterisk) close to the transmural infarcted myocardium with areas of microvascular obstruction. LV, left ventricular. European Journal of Radiology 2012 81, 3900-3904DOI: (10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.06.029) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 The course of left ventricular thrombus formation. CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; LV, left ventricular; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; STEMI, ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction. European Journal of Radiology 2012 81, 3900-3904DOI: (10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.06.029) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions