title: Multiple cerebral infarcts associated with an atrial septal aneurysm. Superimposed thrombus detected by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a patient referred for evaluation of multiinfarct dementia. Conventional echocardiography revealed an aneurysm of the interatrial septum. A transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated superimposed thrombus. This rare cause of systemic emboli can be diagnosed only by transesophageal echocardiography and is of major interest to avoid recurrence of ischemic strokes.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Explorations fonctionnelles cardio-vasculaire; Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chammas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trinca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goullard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leys
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Houdas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging