[Embolism of the lower limb caused by native aortic valve thrombosis].
Native aortic valve thrombosis is an uncommon event with heart valve disease, during cardiac catheterization, bacterial endocarditis, or a hypercoagulative state as in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We report a case of thrombus formation on a native aortic valve, which was found by the transesophageal echocardiography during thrombectomy of the lower limb. We supposed that the atheromatous plaque of aortic valve was related to thrombus formation.
Amano
Hiroshi
H
Department of Second Surgery, School of Medicine, Yamanashi University, Chuo, Japan.
Kubota
K
K
Kojima
A
A
Shindo
S
S
Yoshii
S
S
Matsumoto
M
M
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery