Idiopathic massive left ventricular thrombus in HIV patient

A 47-year old man with HIV presented with a stroke. Imaging revealed a large mobile left-ventricular thrombus. The mass was resected using a small ventriculotomy with good early postoperative prognosis. Thrombus etiology is likely related to HIV pathology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Homer, Natalie, Sheen, Luke, Lee, Richard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484021/