Recurrent Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation on Rivaroxaban Therapy in Cardiomyopathy and Liver Cirrhosis

Usman Ghani, MD; Karlo A. Wiley, BS; Raman Singhal, MD; Cristina Sanina, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2020)

Recurrent Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation on Rivaroxaban Therapy in Cardiomyopathy and Liver Cirrhosis

Usman Ghani, MD,
Karlo A. Wiley, BS,
Raman Singhal, MD,
Cristina Sanina, MD

Affiliations

Usman Ghani, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Karlo A. Wiley, BS: College of Agriculture and Life Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Raman Singhal, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Cristina Sanina, MD: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Address for correspondence: Dr. Cristina Sanina, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, 2nd floor, Bronx, New York 10467.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 10
pp. 1501 – 1504

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Left ventricular (LV) thrombus in patients with reduced LV systolic function carries significant thromboembolic risk. Direct oral anticoagulants are an attractive alternative to warfarin for LV thrombus management. However, there are not enough data regarding the safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants for the treatment of LV thrombus. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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