J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2009 Jun;17(2):76-77. 10.4250/jcu.2009.17.2.76.

A Startling Encounter during Transesophageal Echocardiography: Real-Time Three-Dimensional Demonstration of Highly Mobile Thrombi on the Aortic Arch

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. jaehpark@cnuh.co.kr
  • 2Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.

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MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed severe atherosclerotic plaque of the aortic arch and highly mobile mass on it (arrow). Because the mass lesion was disappeared with two weeks of anticoagulation therapy, we assessed that mass might be thrombus.

  • Fig. 2 Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography revealed highly mobile masses (arrow) on the severe atherosclerotic plaque of the aortic arch.

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