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Thromboembolic complications in patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy immediately after initiation of congestive heart failure treatment: just a coincidence or should we pay more attention?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19520683     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recently, we have experienced cerebrovascular embolic events in 2 consecutive patients in our outpatient clinic. Accordingly, we want to share our comments with literature on these 2 patients. Both patients had newly diagnosed left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, sinus rhythm, and cerebrovascular event within the first week after initiation of heart failure treatment. Although, our cases are not enough to make a general statement or conclusion, we can recommend that patients with newly diagnosed severe LV dysfunction with normal sinus rhythm and without echocardiographically visible thrombus should also be closely followed up for thromboembolic complications at least during the first weeks of congestive heart failure treatment.
Authors:
Ertan Yetkin; Ergun Topal; Ahmet Yanik; Mahmut Ozten
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-06-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1938-2723     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Appl. Thromb. Hemost.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-21     Completed Date:  2010-11-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508125     Medline TA:  Clin Appl Thromb Hemost     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  480-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, International Medical Center, Mersin, Turkey. ertanyetkin@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / blood*,  drug therapy*,  physiopathology
Heart Failure / blood*,  drug therapy*,  physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thromboembolism / complications*,  therapy
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / drug therapy,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticoagulants

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