Author/Authors :
Ye, Fan Department of Medicine and Graduate Medical Education - North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA , Silverstein, Burton V. North Florida Regional Medical Center - The Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA , Khuddus, Matheen A. North Florida Regional Medical Center - The Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA , Bra, Christopher L. Department of Medicine and Graduate Medical Education - North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA , Lee, Arthur C. North Florida Regional Medical Center - The Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
A 56-year-old healthy male with no obvious risk factors or significant past medical history was admitted to the emergency room
with acute ischemic stroke. On his transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), an extremely large thrombus was detected at the apex
involving the distal anterior wall. *e thrombus was predominantly adherent but with a mobile tip. *e patient was subsequently
managed with dual antiplatelet therapy. In this report, we present an interesting case of an acute ischemic stroke secondary to
a giant left ventricular thrombus in a patient with no past significant cardiac or neurologic medical history
