TY - JOUR AU - Kaolawanich, Yodying AU - Boonyasirinant, Thananya PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01/11 TI - Usefulness of apical area index to predict left ventricular thrombus in patients with systolic dysfunction: a novel index from cardiac magnetic resonance JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 15 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - LV systolic dysfunction presents an elevated risk of thromboembolism. Previous studies demonstrated low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), ischemic cardiomyopathy and increased myocardial scarring as independent risk factors for LV thrombus formation. Structural changes that alter the size and shape of LV apex may have a significant role in predicting LV thrombus, but there is no definite evidence exists in this entity. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0988-9 DO - 10.1186/s12872-018-0988-9 ID - Kaolawanich2019 ER -