Apixaban in Patients With Left Ventricular Thrombus

Inclusion Criteria: All the following criteria must be fulfilled: * Ages between 18 and 80 years, * History of anterior wall MI, either acute (within a week) or recent (within a month) * Evident left ventricular thrombus (LVT) by transthoracic echocardiography, * Naïve to oral anticoagulants (OAC) * stable to start OAC Exclusion Criteria: * Other indications for OAC, * Patients with contraindications for OAC, * Right ventricular thrombus or atrial thrombus, * History of confirmed stroke or other systemic embolization within the previous six months, * High bleeding risk, * Severe renal impairment, * Patients with expected difficulties to follow the INR strictly.