Detection of left ventricular thrombus in newly diagnosed heart failure patients: diagnostic accuracy of 2D transthoracic echocardiography compared with cardiac MRI in a Kenyan cohort
11% of patients were found to have LVT on CMR. Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, significantly reduced LVEF, and a dilated LV, were identified as being at the highest risk for developing LVT. 2D TTE showed an excellent negative predictive value in excluding the presence of LVT.
Authors
- Mohamed Jeilan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-9260)
- Nadeem Kassam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-8749)
- Barbara Karau
- James Orwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-6073)
- Mohamed Hasham Varwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-7374)
- Mzee Ngunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0679-0387)
- Kevin Ombati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5291-1648)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Echo Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-025-00092-1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00