Pedunculated haemangiopericytoma attached to the thoracic aorta.

Pedunculated haemangiopericytoma attached to the thoracic aorta.

Huge Fresh Mobile Thrombus Attached to the Descending Thoracic Aorta

https://e-kcj.org A healthy 48-year-old woman presented with new onset left side weakness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed new onset cerebral infarction in the left lateral medulla oblongata and occlusion of the left vertebral artery in the V3 to V4 segments. To find the cause of the cerebral infarction, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) wer...

Thoracic Aorta

Chronic hyperinsulinemia is suspected of enhancing the development of arterial diseases. However, direct metabolic effects of insulin on the inner arterial wall are poorly documented. To assess the possible influence of variations in smooth muscle phenotype, we measured lipogenesis from glucose by rat thoracic aortas that had been injured with a balloon catheter. Aortas were exposed to insulin ...

An Epicardial Mesothelial Cyst Attached to the Ascending Aorta.

An epicardial mesothelial cyst, which can be defined as a mesothelial cyst attached to the epicardium surrounding the heart and the great vessels inside the pericardial sac, is a rare condition. We herein report a case of epicardial cyst, which was attached to the ascending aorta. The patient was a 76-year-old male who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, and the cyst was found incidentall...

Diseases of the thoracic aorta.