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A Case of Bilateral Renal Infarct Due to Left Ventricular Thrombus
Varun Daiya1, Tushar Sontakke1, Sunil Kumar1
1Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.
Abstract:
Renal infarction is an uncommon illness that can have serious side effects. Patients may be predisposed to the disease by factors including smoking, atrial fibrillation, thrombus, infective endocarditis, myocardial infarction, and prosthetic valves. Patients are most susceptible from 24 hours to 15 days after myocardial infarction, with an increased rate of left ventricular (LV) thrombus development, which raises the probability of thromboembolic events in the cerebrovascular system and might exacerbate morbidity and mortality rate. This can be diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. Different risk factors can contribute to the development of an LV thrombus. Renal infarcts from LV clots are less common but can occur bilaterally in certain situations. A 30-year-old male diagnosed with anterior wall myocardial infarction presented at our hospital and was suspected to have bilateral renal infarcts, possibly due to the LV thrombi. The patient was managed on anti-thrombolytics and was reported to be doing well at a follow-up of one month.
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