In 10% (n = 139) of 1,383 @entity1 in the chronic phase of @entity583 left ventricular mural thrombi on a-/ @entity910 segments were present in the 2D-echocardiogram. Thrombi were more often seen in @entity1 with anterior wall @entity1188 (14% of 734) or combined anterior-posterior @entity1188 (11% of 337) than in those with posterior wall @entity1188 (0.6% of 312). Thrombi were most frequent in @entity1 with @entity1002 (26% of 362). Generally, our @entity1 with left ventricular thrombi had suffered large @entity1188 , involving on average 42% of the wall segments. Accordingly, signs of severe @entity1002 were found in most of these @entity1 : in 69% global ventricular dilation was present in the echocardiogram, in 64% the global heart size, determined by chest-ray was enlarged, in 42% the exercise tolerance on the bicycle ergometer was limited to 25 watts or less, 29% had @entity712 , and 17% severe @entity943 . Systemic embolization had occurred in 7.9% of the 132 @entity715 @entity1 , but in only 0.7% of the 1,244 @entity1 without thrombi. At the time of the @entity715 diagnosis by means of 2D-echocardiography, 90% of the @entity715 @entity1 had not received effective anticoagulant therapy. Follow-up was possible in 65 of these @entity1 and showed @entity715 regression in 45 @entity1 , 93% of whom were effectively anticoagulated. Of the 20 @entity1 with persisting thrombi only 20% were under an effective anticoagulant drug management. If anticoagulant therapy has to be stopped, a former @entity715 @entity1 runs a high risk of developing thrombi also in the chronic phase of @entity583 .

[Ventricular thrombi in the chronic XXXX stage: echocardiographic findings, clinical aspects, relations to anticoagulation].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['congestive heart failure'] @entity910 :: ('MESH:D004409', 'Disease') :: ['dyskinetic'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarctions', 'infarcts', 'infarct'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity943 :: ('MESH:D001145', 'Disease') :: ['ventricular arrhythmias'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['thrombus'] @entity1002 :: ('MESH:D018487', 'Disease') :: ['left ventricular damage', 'left ventricular aneurysm']
@entity1188 :: (MESH:D007238,Disease) :: ['infarct']
