Transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of a floating thrombus located in the ascending aorta.
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.
Tugcu
Aylin
A
Department of Cardiology, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. aylintugcu@yahoo.com
Yildirimturk
Ozlem
O
Rizaoglu
Emine
E
Sagbas
Ertan
E
Akpinar
Belhhan
B
Aytekin
Saide
S
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