title: Floating thrombus in the aortic arch as an origin of simultaneous peripheral emboli.
abstract: Few cases of a floating thrombus in a normal aorta have been reported without other underlying reasons for the thrombus formation and its systemic embolic complications. We report a case in which a floating thrombus in the proximal aortic arch was detected after echocardiography and computed tomography angiography as an origin of upper extremities and ophthalmic embolism.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. soleimania@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.forename: Mehrab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzban
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahebjam
authors.forename: Shapour
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirani
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sotoudeh-Anvari
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbasi
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*