Abstract
Cardiogenic embolism is a major cause of stroke and often leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Despite the recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of stroke and its risk factors, diagnosis and therapy; some case scenarios still present a real challenge for the treating physicians. We report a case of a 50 year old male patient presenting with multi-territory cerebral infarctions due to a left ventricular mobile thrombus complicated with hemorrhagic transformation at the time of presentation. Gradual introduction of anticoagulation coupled with a multidisciplinary team approach advocating careful daily clinical assessment of the patient and regular echocardiographic and neuroimaging studies have resulted in a better management and achievement of therapeutic goals.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2013.13
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Farsi, K., Siddiqui, A. A., Sharef, Y. W., Al-Belushi, A. K., Al-Hashim, H., Al-Ghailani, M., & Johnsto, W. J. (2013). Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.13
MLA 9
Al-Farsi, Khalil, et al. "Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma." Oman Medical Journal, 2013. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.13.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Farsi, Khalil, Aftab A. Siddiqui, Yasser W. Sharef, Ali K. Al-Belushi, Hakeem Al-Hashim, Mohammed Al-Ghailani, and William J Johnsto. 2013. "Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.13.
Harvard
Al-Farsi, K., Siddiqui, A. A., Sharef, Y. W., Al-Belushi, A. K., Al-Hashim, H., Al-Ghailani, M. and Johnsto, W. J. (2013) 'Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.13.
Vancouver
Al-Farsi K, Siddiqui AA, Sharef YW, Al-Belushi AK, Al-Hashim H, Al-Ghailani M, et al. Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma. Oman Medical Journal. 2013. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.13
IEEE
K. Al-Farsi, A. A. Siddiqui, Y. W. Sharef, A. K. Al-Belushi, H. Al-Hashim, M. Al-Ghailani, and W. J. Johnsto, "Hemorrhagic Cardioembolic Stroke Secondary to a Left Ventricular Thrombus: a Therapeutic Dilemma," Oman Medical Journal, 2013, doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.13.