title: Complicated course consequences of a floating thrombus in ascending aorta.
abstract: The ascending aorta may be the site of origin of systemic embolization of an unidentifiable cause. We report a case in which a free-floating thrombus of an unknown cause was detected in the ascending aorta via transesophageal echocardiography. The removal of this pedunculated thrombus, which was attached onto a macroscopically and histologically mildly atherosclerotic aortic wall, led to an uneventful recovery for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Day General Hospital, Vali Asr Avenue, Tavanir street, Tehran 14466, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mandegar
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roshanali
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocharian
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography