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

Cirakoglu O. F., Aslan A. O., YILMAZ A. S., Kul S., Dursun I.

BIORHEOLOGY, vol.57, no.1, pp.37-51, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.