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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[Extensive cardiac thombosis in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation]
Falah Aboukhoudir1, Jason Veyrier2, Alexandra Dernys2
1Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier d'Avignon, Avignon, France; EA4278, laboratoire de pharm-écologie-cardiovasculaire, Avignon université, Avignon, France.
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation can cause fatal intraventricular thrombus, leading to limb ischemia. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges and poor prognosis associated with this rare complication of pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Hematology
- Oncology
Abstract:
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a syndrome characterized by thrombin and fibrin generation which is associated with organ failure and death. Intracardiac thrombus may occur and further deteriorate prognosis. We report the case of a patient with massive intraventricular thrombus revealed by an acute ischemia of the upper left limb in a context of pulmonary adenocarcinoma complicated by a disseminated intravascular coagulation. We describe the diagnostic modalities and the fatal evolution.
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