Local thrombus as an isolated sign of traumatic aortic injury.
We report an unusual case of blunt traumatic aortic injury in which a mobile thrombus located at the isthmus was the only abnormality detected by transesophageal echocardiography. The case illustrates the high sensitivity of this diagnostic tool in aortic trauma and underscores the possibility of finding infrequent evidence of injury in subtle aortic lesions.
Roisinblit
Jorge M
JM
Cardiology Department and Intensive Care Unit, Sanatorio de la Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina. rosinblit@intramed.net.ar
Allende
Norberto G
NG
Neira
Jorge A
JA
Torino
Augusto F
AF
Karmazyn
Carlos
C
Pardo
Pablo
P
Scattini
Gabriel
G
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