Left Ventricular Thrombosis in a Young Ulcerative Colitis Patient: Review with a Case Report
  • Nadav Asher Willner
    Bnai-Zion hospital, Technion, Haifa, Israel
  • Elad Schiff
    Bnai-Zion Hospital, Haifa, Israel
  • Orly Goitein
    Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
  • Tova Rainis
    Bnai-Zion Hospital, Haifa, Israel

Keywords

Inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, hypercoagulability, left ventricle thrombus

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at increased risk of developing thromboembolic complications. We report here a rare case of left ventricle thrombus in a young woman with ulcerative colitis. We discuss the pathophysiology of hypercoagulable state in IBD, and briefly address current prophylactic anticoagulation recommendations.

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    Published: 2015-09-14
    Issue: Vol. 2 No. 6 (2015) (view)

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    Willner NA, Schiff E, Goitein O, Rainis T. Left Ventricular Thrombosis in a Young Ulcerative Colitis Patient: Review with a Case Report. EJCRIM 2015;2 doi:10.12890/2015_000268.

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