Usefulness of whole blood viscosity estimated by de Simeone's formula to predict left ventricular thrombus formation within one year following acute anterior myocardial infarction
BIORHEOLOGY, vol.57, no.1, pp.37-51, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 57 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.3233/bir-200240
- Journal Name: BIORHEOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE, INSPEC, MEDLINE
- Page Numbers: pp.37-51
- Keywords: Blood viscosity, shear stress, left ventricular thrombus, myocardial infarction, 2013 ACCF/AHA GUIDELINE, ASSOCIATION TASK-FORCE, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS, UNIVERSAL DEFINITION, RISK-FACTORS, ELEVATION, MANAGEMENT, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, REPERFUSION, PROFILES
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite improvements in treatment of ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI), thrombus formation in the left ventricle is still a concerning complication that may lead to systemic thromboembolism and stroke.