Rev Esp Cardiol
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Case Reports
[Thrombus in the thoracic aorta as cause of peripheral embolism diagnosed using transesophageal echocardiography].
The authors report the cases of two patients, with no risk factors for thromboembolism, in whom a mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography, after an episode of systemic embolism. The outcomes of the two cases were very different. ⋯ This patient underwent surgery, and the thrombus was removed. These cases illustrate the value of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of embolic source.
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Hypertensive cardiomyopathy is nowadays the most precious, prevalent and fatal condition of all cerebral, renal and arterial complications that leads to arterial hypertension. Left ventricular hypertrophy is the basis of the macroscopic structural damage that belongs to this entity. ⋯ At present, it is obvious that we need to take better advantage of resources to diagnose hypertensive cardiopathy, and that the cost of explorations are lower must imply an agreement between cardiologists and general practitioners. In this article, we review the resources available at general practice level for the efficient diagnosis of the complications produced by hypertensive cardiopathy.