title: Giant floating aortic thrombus: a rare finding on transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography is highly sensitive for diagnosing aortic injury. We report the case of a woman presenting after a motor vehicle accident in whom large aortic thrombi were identified at the aortic isthmus by transesophageal echocardiography. Aortic injury is a known cause of morbidity and mortality following chest trauma. Aortic thrombosus is a rare and life-threatening consequence of aortic trauma. In conclusion, transesophageal echocardiography should be considered in patients who have sustained blunt aortic trauma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cogert
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*