Mural thrombus
Are most commonly seen between six and 10 days following an acute myocardial infarction (MI).
They occur at the left ventricular apex and are more common following an anterior wall infarction, since anterior MIs involve more of the apex.
This thrombus usually develops on a dyskinetic or akinetic area or within a left ventricular aneurysm. In the absence of a regional wall motion abnormality the diagnosis of left ventricular thrombus should be made with care.
A mural thrombus can also occur with large inferior infarctions, especially if an aneurysm develops.
The echo lady; Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela.
She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and works as a Chief cardiac Scenographer in England.