Thrombus in the thoracic aorta as cause of peripheral embolism diagnosed using transesophageal echocardiography

The authors report the cases of two patients, with no risk factors for thromboembolism, in whom a mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography, after an episode of systemic embolism. The outcomes of the two cases were very different. In one patient the thro...

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Published inRevista española de cardiologia Vol. 50; no. 1; p. 62
Main Authors Laraudogoitia, E, Evangelista, A, García del Castillo, H, Lekuona, I, Palomar, S, González-Alujas, T, Salcedo, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.01.1997
Subjects
Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases - complications
Aortic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolism - etiology
Female
Femoral Artery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombosis - complications
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:The authors report the cases of two patients, with no risk factors for thromboembolism, in whom a mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography, after an episode of systemic embolism. The outcomes of the two cases were very different. In one patient the thrombus was no longer present after anticoagulant treatment with no recurrent embolic event. The other patient had a new embolic event and the thrombus persisted while having anticoagulant therapy. This patient underwent surgery, and the thrombus was removed. These cases illustrate the value of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of embolic source.
ISSN:0300-8932