Floating Thrombus in the Aortic Arch: A Case Report.
10.4070/kcj.2005.35.2.180
- Author:
Sung Hee JOHN
1
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Ji Hyun LIM
;
Jay Young RHEW
;
Nam Jin YOO
;
Seok Kyu OH
;
Sung Hee SHIN
;
Eun Mi LEE
;
Yong MOON
;
Jong Bum CHOI
;
Jin Won JEONG
Author Information
1. Depratment of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Arteriosclerosis;
Thoracic aorta;
Thrombus
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic*;
Arteriosclerosis;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Middle Aged;
Plaque, Atherosclerotic;
Thrombosis*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2005;35(2):180-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Floating thrombi in the aortic arch are very rare, and often go under-diagnosed. Herein, a case of an 8-cm long thrombus in the aortic arch is reported. It was a floating, highly mobile thrombus attached to the atherosclerotic plaque in the proximal aortic arch. The patient was a 59-year-old woman with a history of hypertension. The thrombus was operatively removed, with a favorable outcome.
