Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Young Patient with Left Ventricular Thrombus Attributed to Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy

We report a case of acute middle cerebral territory ischemic infarction caused by left ventricular thrombus (LVT) in a doxorubicin cardiomyopathy patient. A major adverse effect of doxorubicin is cardiotoxicity. In doxorubicin cardiomyopathy, as the ventricular contractility decreases, LVT can occur...

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Main Authors: Eung-Joon Lee, Byung-Woo Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/502414