Giant Floating Aortic Thrombus: A Rare Finding on Transesophageal Echocardiography - 16/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.126
Gregory Cogert, MD, Robert J. Siegel, MD ⁎ 
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Corresponding author: Tel: 310-423-3849; fax: 310-423-0245.Résumé |
Transesophageal echocardiography is highly sensitive for diagnosing aortic injury. We report the case of a woman presenting after a motor vehicle accident in whom large aortic thrombi were identified at the aortic isthmus by transesophageal echocardiography. Aortic injury is a known cause of morbidity and mortality following chest trauma. Aortic thrombosus is a rare and life-threatening consequence of aortic trauma. In conlcusion, transesophageal echocardiography should be considered in patients who have sustained blunt aortic trauma.
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Vol 99 - N° 5
P. 739-740 - mars 2007 Retour au numéro
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