Biventricular thrombi of nonischemic cardiomyopathy

Acute renal infarction, transient ischemic attack, and biventricular thrombi secondary to substance use disorder: A case report

“…Incidence rate of intracardiac thrombi (ie, biventricular thrombi) is rare; however, when present, it can lead to multiple arterial emboli . As seen in this patient, cardiac thrombi led to left renal infarct and transient ischemic attack (TIA).…”

“…Isolated left or right ventricle thrombus has been well documented; however, biventricular thrombi are rare . Cases of biventricular thrombi are often reported in patients with prothrombic conditions such as, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) and heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia, and in patients with Libman‐Sacks endocarditis …”

Unexpected death due to a biventricular thrombosis: Case report and review of literature

“…Biventricular thrombosis is described in association with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in a structurally normal heart at high altitude. 7 , 10–17…”

Biventricular thrombi complicating acute myocardial infarction

“…In view of the diagnostic uncertainty, Keeble et al 2 demonstrated biventricular apical thrombi by contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI following anteroapical STEMI and unsuccessful reperfusion therapy. Biventricular thrombi are generally seen in patients with a pro thrombotic state like anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, heparin induced thrombocytopenia induced thrombosis, hypereosinophilic syndrome 3 . Cases of biventricular thrombi in association with peripartum cardiomyopathy,4, 5 nonischemic cardiomyopathy, 3 dilated cardiomyopathy, 6 myocarditis,7, 8 and human immunodeficiency virus infection induced dilated cardiomyopathy 9 were reported.…”

“…Biventricular thrombi are generally seen in patients with a pro thrombotic state like anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, heparin induced thrombocytopenia induced thrombosis, hypereosinophilic syndrome 3 . Cases of biventricular thrombi in association with peripartum cardiomyopathy,4, 5 nonischemic cardiomyopathy, 3 dilated cardiomyopathy, 6 myocarditis,7, 8 and human immunodeficiency virus infection induced dilated cardiomyopathy 9 were reported. The proposed mechanism responsible for global hypokinesia of left ventricle in our case was myocardial stunning “the transient left ventricular dysfunction that persists after reperfusion, despite the absence of irreversible damage and despite restoration of normal or near-normal coronary flow” 10, 11.…”