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Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · Dec 2011
Case ReportsTransesophageal echocardiography-guided aortic thrombectomy in a patient with a mobile thoracic aortic thrombus.
- Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Kunal Bhatt, Ramona Nicolau, Martin Borhani, and David E Schwartz.
- College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 W. Taylor Street, Suite 3200W, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. vkrish1@uic.edu
- Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Dec 1;15(4):176-8.
AbstractThoracic aortic thrombi are a well-known cause of distal embolic phenomena. There is a paucity of case reports because of the rarity of this condition, and thus clear management guidelines are lacking. The authors present a case of a mobile thoracic aortic thrombus managed by a surgical approach. This report demonstrates how intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) proved to be critical in guiding surgical management. The utility of TEE in the diagnosis and management of aortic thrombi is also discussed. In addition, currently reported management strategies for this complex condition are reviewed.
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