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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
Abstract:
The aorta is a commonly unrecognized source of systemic embolization. Transesophageal echocardiography is a reliable method for visualization of the intima of the thoracic aorta and identification of aortic thrombi. Balloon embolectomy of the aorta can be used to remove thrombi and prevent further embolic events.