Floating thrombus in the ascending aorta: a rare cause of peripheral emboli.
The ascending aorta may be the site of origin of systemic embolization in some cases that do not have an identifiable source. We report a case in which a free-floating thrombus in the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva was detected by transesophageal echocardiography as a source of left axillary artery embolism. After removal of this pedunculated thrombus of unknown cause, which was attached on a macroscopically and histologically normal aortic wall, the patient made an uneventful recovery.
Kalangos
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Department of Surgery, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
Baldovinos
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Vuille
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Montessuit
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Faidutti
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D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001366:Axillary Artery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging