title: Transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of a floating thrombus located in the ascending aorta.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a unique imaging technique that provides improved visualization of aorta because of its proximity to the esophagus. It is a reliable method for the diagnosis of thoracic aorta diseases and detection of protruding atheromas or thrombi as sources of systemic emboli. We report a case in which TEE revealed a floating aortic thrombus located in the ascending aorta in a patient with chronic renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. aylintugcu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tugcu
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yildirimturk
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rizaoglu
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sagbas
authors.forename: Belhhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Saide
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aytekin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery