A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction—Case Report
<p>(<b>A</b>) (standard limb leads) and (<b>B</b>) (standard precordial leads). Emergency room 12-Lead ECG presenting an inferior myocardial infarction, ST-T segment elevation.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>(<b>A</b>,<b>B</b>). 3D reconstruction of CTA(computed tomography angiography) image of the ascending aorta. Filling defect in the ascending aorta (blue arrow). Right coronary artery (orange arrow). Left coronary artery (green arrow).</p> "> Figure 3
<p>(<b>A</b>,<b>B</b>). CTA showing endoluminal aortic thrombus (filling defect in the ascending aorta—blue arrow).</p> "> Figure 4
<p>(<b>A</b>) (thrombus—orange arrow) and (<b>B</b>) (aortic root and thrombus). Emergency room transesophageal echocardiography showing the floating thrombus located in the ascending aorta.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>CTA image showing right coronary artery obstruction (yellow arrow) and the endoluminal thrombus (filling defect in the ascending aorta—green arrow).</p> "> Figure 6
<p>(<b>A</b>) (close-up image of the thrombus) and (<b>B</b>) (size referencing) intraoperative aspect of the removed thrombus.</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Postoperative chest X-ray.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>(<b>A</b>–<b>C</b>) (different sections of the same sample). Microscopic aspect of the thrombus (fibrin and white and red blood cells).</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Moldovan, H.; Bulescu, C.; Sibișan, A.-M.; Țigănașu, R.; Cacoveanu, C.; Nica, C.; Rachieru, A.; Gheorghiță, D.; Zaharia, O.; Bălănescu, Ș.; et al. A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction—Case Report. Medicina 2021, 57, 1176. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111176
Moldovan H, Bulescu C, Sibișan A-M, Țigănașu R, Cacoveanu C, Nica C, Rachieru A, Gheorghiță D, Zaharia O, Bălănescu Ș, et al. A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction—Case Report. Medicina. 2021; 57(11):1176. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111176
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoldovan, Horațiu, Cristian Bulescu, Andra-Mădălina Sibișan, Robert Țigănașu, Cătălin Cacoveanu, Claudia Nica, Andreea Rachieru, Daniela Gheorghiță, Ondin Zaharia, Șerban Bălănescu, and et al. 2021. "A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction—Case Report" Medicina 57, no. 11: 1176. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111176