title: Floating thrombus in the ascending aorta.
abstract: Floating thrombus in the ascending aorta is an uncommon source of embolism. We report a case of a 61-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital for transient brain ischemic attack. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a floating mass on the sinotubular junction. We started anticoagulation therapy immediately and performed surgical removal of the mass 5 days after the admission. Postoperative course was uneventful. He is now in good health and has no sign of recurrence. The etiology of this case is unclear, and the strategy is difficult to determine in terms of cerebral complications.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. mhisagi-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors: Motoyuki
authors: M
authors: Hisagi
authors: Tetsuro
authors: T
authors: Morota
authors: Munemoto
authors: M
authors: Endo
authors: Tsuyoshi
authors: T
authors: Taketani
authors: Shinichi
authors: S
authors: Takamoto
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed