Prevalence and Aetiology of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Transthoracic Echocardiography at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Joint Authors
Talle, Mohammed Abdullahi
Buba, Faruk
Anjorin, Charles Oladele
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
|Objectives.
We sought to determine the prevalence and aetiology of LVT among patients undergoing echocardiography.
Methods.
We reviewed case notes and echocardiographic data of patient diagnosed with LVT using noncontrast transthoracic echocardiography.
Definition of various conditions was made using standard guidelines.
Mean ± SD were derived for continuous variables and comparison was made using Student’s t -test.
Results.
Total of 1302 transthoracic echocardiograms were performed out of which 949 adult echocardiograms were considered eligible.
Mean age of all subjects with abnormal echocardiograms was 44.73 (16.73) years.
Abnormalities associated with LVT were observed in 782/949 (82.40%) subjects among whom 84/782 (8.85%) had LVT.
The highest prevalence of 39.29% (33/84) was observed in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, followed by myocardial infarction with a prevalence of 29.76% (25/84).
Peripartum cardiomyopathy accounted for 18/84 (21.43%) cases with some having multiple thrombi, whereas hypertensive heart disease was responsible for 6/84 (7.14%) cases.
The lowest prevalence of 2.38% (2/84) was observed in those with rheumatic heart disease.
Left ventricular EF of <35% was recorded in 55/84 (65.48%).
Conclusions.
Left ventricular thrombus is common among patients undergoing echo, with dilated cardiomyopathy being the most common underlying aetiology followed by myocardial infarction.
Multiple LVTs were documented in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Talle, Mohammed Abdullahi& Buba, Faruk& Anjorin, Charles Oladele. 2014. Prevalence and Aetiology of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Transthoracic Echocardiography at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Advances in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Talle, Mohammed Abdullahi…[et al.]. Prevalence and Aetiology of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Transthoracic Echocardiography at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Advances in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015499
American Medical Association (AMA)
Talle, Mohammed Abdullahi& Buba, Faruk& Anjorin, Charles Oladele. Prevalence and Aetiology of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Transthoracic Echocardiography at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Advances in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015499
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1015499