Hunting the Hidden: Surgical Treatment of Chronic Silent Thrombus in the Left Ventricle. A Case Report.
Abstract Background: Silent left ventricular thrombus is dangerous. The current standard anticoagulation therapy is not effective, and the outcomes are frustrated.Case presentation: A 33-year-old man with silent left ventricular thrombus, which was detected incidentally by transthoracic echocardiography. After admission, anticoagulation with low-molecular-weight heparin therapy was carried out. Unfortunately, acute left temporal embolism emerged 5 days later, then the patient was transferred to the neurology department for further treatment. One month later, the patient received coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), ventricular aneurysm resection and left ventricular thrombectomy and was discharged uneventfully after surgery.Conclusions: For the patients with giant or hypermobile left ventricular thrombus or recurrent systemic emboli, surgical treatment should be a priority.
