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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[Myocardial infarction associated with stroke revealing a thrombus of the ascending aorta]
A Jaafari1, S Benyoussef, K Selmi
1Service de cardiologie, hôpital des FSI, 2070 La Marsa, Tunisie.
Abstract:
Mobile thrombus of the ascending thoracic aorta is an uncommon source of embolism. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman, without coronary risk factors, who was admitted for an acute myocardial infarction associated with stroke. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a pedunculated highly mobile thrombus attached to the aortic wall near the right coronary ostium. With appropriate anticoagulation, the thrombus resolved after 2 weeks and no recurrence occurred over the next 18 months. Coronary angiography was normal.
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