Acute arterial occlusion due to left ventricular thrombus of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a young adult: a case report

Abstract Background Thromboembolism is a rare complication of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Importantly, an acute arterial occlusion needs rapid diagnosis and urgent treatment to help save the patient’s life. Here, we report a case of arterial occlusion due to ventricular thrombus of Takotsubo cardiomyo...

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Main Authors: Yuudai Horiguchi, Takuo Hoshi, Aya Yoshimatsu, Mika Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-018-0190-1