Surgical approach for a symptomatic aortic arch thrombus.
Aortic mural thrombus in the normal aorta is an uncommon cause of systemic embolisms. We report the case of a 75-year old male who presented multiple embolic events secondary to a mobile thrombus in the aortic arch. The patient underwent urgent surgery and had an uneventful recovery. He was discharged 10 days later.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Pérez Camargo
PC
Daniel
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
García Bouza
GB
Mónica
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Martinell Martínez
MM
Jorge
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Isidre
I
Vilacosta
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
Aortic arch thrombus; Thoracic aorta; Unexplained embolisms