Korean Circ J.  2017 Nov;47(6):978-980. 10.4070/kcj.2017.0115.

Huge Fresh Mobile Thrombus Attached to the Descending Thoracic Aorta

• Oh JK
• Park JH
• Seong IW

• KMID: 2396491
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2017.0115

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic*
Thrombosis*

Figure

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  Figure 1 On the transesophageal echocardiographic examination, a 1.5×0.7 cm sized, highly mobile mass lesion is found in the descending thoracic aorta (arrow).

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  Figure 2 A linear, non-enhanced, low-attenuated mass lesion suggesting a thrombus is found at the distal aortic arch on contrast-enhanced spiral aorta computerized tomography scan (arrow, A: axial view, B: coronal view).

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  Figure 3 The huge free-floating mass disappeared on the follow-up transesophageal echocardiographic examination after 2 weeks of anticoagulation therapy.

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