Rare Case of Left Ventricular Thrombus Postmyocardial Infarction for Emergency Decompressive Craniectomy

Thirumurugan Arikrishnan; Deepak Chakravarthy; Duraiyarassu Uthaman; Gnanasekaran Srinivasan

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1734421

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2022; 09(02): 112-114
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734421

Case Report

Rare Case of Left Ventricular Thrombus Postmyocardial Infarction for Emergency Decompressive Craniectomy

Authors

Thirumurugan Arikrishnan

¹Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Deepak Chakravarthy

¹Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Duraiyarassu Uthaman

¹Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Gnanasekaran Srinivasan

¹Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

Abstract

Left ventricular (LV) thrombus formation is a notorious complication encountered in postmyocardial infarction patients. Such cases, when coming for noncardiac surgery, put the patient at greater risk of embolic events. Anesthesiologists play a pivotal role in the management of such rare and difficult cases. There is sparse evidence on management of such cases for noncardiac surgery. Hence, we would like to share our experience of a young patient with LV thrombus posted for left decompressive craniectomy.

Keywords

craniectomy - left ventricular thrombus - myocardial infarction

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