title: Transthoracic echocardiographic diagnosis of mobile aortic arch atherothrombosis associated with stroke.
abstract: Aortic arch atherosclerosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke or TIA. Up to now, transesophageal echocardiography has been the standard method for diagnosing protruding and/or mobile aortic arch atherosclerosis. We report a case where a mobile aortic arch atheroma was diagnosed using transthoracic echo in a patient with a recent stroke.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. smeltzer@uci.edu
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rigby
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Meltzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*