Left ventricular thrombi were detected in 98 (11%) of 864 consecutive @entity1 examined by 2-D-echocardiography in the chronic phase of @entity583 . Using unequivocal criteria in identifying intracavitary masses as @entity715 , the sensitivity and specificity of the echocardiographic diagnosis reached 90% compared to intraoperative findings (n = 23). To avoid false positive diagnoses, normal apical structures like muscular trabeculae must be ruled out, preferably by applying high-frequency transducers. All thrombi were located on @entity2845 or @entity910 segments near the ventricular apex. Accordingly they were best visualised in the apical 4-chamber (92%) and 2-chamber (96%) views as well as in apical @entity851 cross-sections (49%). @entity715 size ranged from 0.5 to 32 cm2. Two-thirds of the thrombi appeared as flat, one-third as protruding masses. Thrombi were found mainly with anterior wall @entity1188 (14.5%) and with @entity439 (28.5%), but rarely with posterior wall @entity1188 (.6%). 95% of the @entity715 @entity1 had suffered large @entity1188 . The rate of @entity887 prior to the @entity715 diagnosis was 7% in @entity1 with thrombi but only 0.6% in @entity1 without thrombi.

[Ventricular thrombi in the chronic XXXX stage].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity851 :: ('MESH:D006130', 'Disease') :: ['short-axis'] @entity910 :: ('MESH:D004409', 'Disease') :: ['dyskinetic'] @entity2845 :: ('MESH:D018476', 'Disease') :: ['akinetic'] @entity887 :: ('MESH:D004617', 'Disease') :: ['embolic events'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarctions'] @entity439 :: ('MESH:D000783', 'Disease') :: ['aneurysms'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['thrombus', 'Thrombus']
@entity1188 :: (MESH:D007238,Disease) :: ['infarct']
