Surgical management of a free-floating thrombus in the ascending aorta.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 27(3): 221-223, 2019 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-30249110
ABSTRACT
The ascending aorta is an uncommon site of noninfective thrombus. We describe the case of a 63-year-old woman who was admitted to our department with acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed occlusion of a small diagonal vessel, likely related to a distal embolization event. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a free-floating mass in the proximal ascending aorta. Two-and 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography studies were performed, and after a multidisciplinary heart team discussion, surgical removal of the mass was planned and successfully performed through a median sternotomy on cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Doenças da Aorta
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Arteriopatias Oclusivas
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Trombose
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Trombectomia
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En
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2019
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