title: Ischemic stroke with cardiac involvement in aortic thromboembolism.
abstract: An aortic thrombus may be detected by using transesophageal echocardiography after an embolic event. Clinical features are variable and may include cardiac and neurologic symptoms, such as the stroke. We report a case of a woman with an acute ischemic stroke, a myocardial infarction and a free floating aortic thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Unit, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy. jcolombo@scamilloforlanini.rm.it
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salvini
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicchinelli
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001011:Aorta; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors