Mural thrombi are common in patients with acute myocardial infarction and can cause refractory left ventricular failure as a rare complication. We report a case of large postinfarction ventricular thrombus resulting in left ventricular failure resistant to medical therapy. After echocardiographic diagnosis, thrombectomy and coronary bypass grafting were performed and the symptoms subsided.
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