Left ventricular thrombi in three children with dilated cardiomyopathy: diagnostic procedure and clinical course.

In three of nine children with dilated cardiomyopathy (aged 1-9 years), left ventricular thrombi were diagnosed and followed by echocardiography. Thrombi recurred in two patients, in one of them, embolized to the cerebral arteries. Resolution of the thrombi was observed under therapy directed against platelet aggregation. However, this did not prevent thrombus formation.