Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is typically a result of stasis from myocardial hypokinesis/akinesis. A segment of myocardium stops moving, blood lingers in the cul-de-sac of an akinetic apex, and the endocardial surface becomes a scaffold for clot. Large anterior infarctions, end-stage heart failure, and dilated ventricles can set the stage for stasis, injury, and time […]