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Recurrent systemic embolization caused by aortic thrombi

H R Aldrich1, L Girardi, H L Bush

  • 1Department of Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 1, 1994
PubMed
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The aorta can cause unnoticed systemic embolization. Transesophageal echocardiography detects aortic thrombi, and balloon embolectomy removes them, preventing further embolic events.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Vascular Surgery

Background:

  • The aorta is an underrecognized source of systemic embolization.
  • Aortic thrombi can lead to serious embolic complications.