Floating thrombus in the aortic arch as an origin of simultaneous peripheral emboli.
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.
Soleimani
Abbas
A
Departments of Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. soleimania@yahoo.com
Marzban
Mehrab
M
Sahebjam
Mohammad
M
Shirani
Shapour
S
Sotoudeh-Anvari
Maryam
M
Abbasi
Ali
A
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*