DOI: 10.12890/2015_000268

Left Ventricular Thrombosis in a Young Ulcerative Colitis Patient: Review with a Case Report

Authors

  • 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

nadav.willner@gmail.com

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)

How to Cite

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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 [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 14 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];2(6). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/268

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