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Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death.

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Crawford, TC; Smith, WT; Velazquez, EJ; Taylor, SM; Jollis, JG; Kisslo, J
Published in: Am J Cardiol
February 15, 2004

Echocardiograms of 290 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction < or =35%) were reviewed for the presence of left ventricular (LV) apical abnormalities; outcomes of stroke and death were then correlated with the presence of LV thrombus. During a follow-up of 31 months, 15 patients had a stroke or transient ischemic attack after the index echocardiogram (5.2%). Patients with LV thrombus on echocardiography had a significantly higher rate of stroke (adjusted odds ratio 3.4, p = 0.027) than those without echocardiographic evidence of thrombi. There was no difference in mortality between patients with and without thrombus (20.9% vs 21.1%, p = 0.726).

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Am J Cardiol

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ISSN

0002-9149

Publication Date

February 15, 2004

Volume

93

Issue

4

Start / End Page

500 / 503

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Stroke
  • Prognosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Echocardiography
 

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Crawford, T. C., Smith, W. T., Velazquez, E. J., Taylor, S. M., Jollis, J. G., & Kisslo, J. (2004). Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death. Am J Cardiol, 93(4), 500–503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.056
Crawford, Thomas C., William T. Smith, Eric J. Velazquez, Steve M. Taylor, James G. Jollis, and Joseph Kisslo. “Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death.Am J Cardiol 93, no. 4 (February 15, 2004): 500–503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.056.
Crawford TC, Smith WT, Velazquez EJ, Taylor SM, Jollis JG, Kisslo J. Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death. Am J Cardiol. 2004 Feb 15;93(4):500–3.
Crawford, Thomas C., et al. “Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death.Am J Cardiol, vol. 93, no. 4, Feb. 2004, pp. 500–03. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.056.
Crawford TC, Smith WT, Velazquez EJ, Taylor SM, Jollis JG, Kisslo J. Prognostic usefulness of left ventricular thrombus by echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy in predicting stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death. Am J Cardiol. 2004 Feb 15;93(4):500–503.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Cardiol

DOI

ISSN

0002-9149

Publication Date

February 15, 2004

Volume

93

Issue

4

Start / End Page

500 / 503

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Stroke
  • Prognosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Echocardiography