title: Organized thrombus in the ascending aorta originating from the ostium of the right coronary artery.
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. shahin@smitjm.demon.nl
authors.forename: G M M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shahin
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Bosker
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Knaepen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Morshuis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lindeboom
mesh_terms: 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