Incidental Diagnosis of a Left Ventricular Thrombus through Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique in a Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Abstract

Stroke after cardiac surgery is a devastating complication. We report a case of incidental diagnosis of a left ventricular thrombus in a patient scheduled to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting. The preoperative diagnosis of an apical left ventricular thrombus was assessed by a novel, whole body MRI-angiography technique (TIMRA), which led to alteration of the operative approach as an additional thrombectomy was performed through an apical left ventriculotomy.

Key words

Cardiovascular surgery - myocardial infarction - heart disease

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