title: Aortic embolism: an unusual clinical manifestation from a large left atrium aneurysm.
abstract: Aneurysms of the left atrium are rare. The most common clinical presentations are tachyarrhythmias and cerebral embolism. In this report, we present the case of a 46-year-old woman presenting with an abdominal aortic embolism who required an aorto-femoral bypass. A medical workup revealed a left atrial aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palacios-Macedo
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubio-Calva
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hinojosa
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography