Organized thrombus in the ascending aorta originating from the ostium of the right coronary artery.
This case report describes the rare finding of a pedunculate thrombus in the ascending aorta originating from the ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) detected after an inferior wall myocardial infarction in a young female. The thrombus was removed surgically during an emergency cardiopulmonary bypass procedure
Shahin
G M M
GM
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. shahin@smitjm.demon.nl
Bosker
H A
HA
Knaepen
P J
PJ
Morshuis
W J
WJ
Lindeboom
J E
JE
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery