[Thrombotic storm in a teenager with previously diagnosed ulcerative colitis: a rare case of left ventricular thrombosis]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2017 Sep;18(9):664-667. doi: 10.1714/2741.27950.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Left ventricular thrombi usually occur in the setting of an acute myocardial infarction, left ventricular aneurysm, or dilated cardiomyopathy. In the absence of ventricular wall motion abnormalities, they are rare. We report the case of a patient with ulcerative colitis in whom two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a left intraventricular mass. Thrombosis in ulcerative colitis is a serious condition and can occur in a very young population. This case report also shows that left ventricular thrombi can occur in the active setting of ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thrombosis / etiology*