Vanishing Aortic Thrombus

Aortic thrombus after bariatric surgery

Laparoscopic gastric bypass is becoming a frequently performed bariatric operation for patients with obesity. However, bariatric surgery has inherent risks and complications, which are further potentiated by the high risk nature of bariatric patients. These complications can be either site specific i.e. anastomotic leaks, or systemic i.e. venous thromboembolism, however they can intimately rela...

Floating Thrombus in Aortic Arch

Floating thrombi in the aortic arch are very rare and an unusual source of systemic embolism. Herein, a case of a 3-cm thrombus in the aortic arch is reported. It was a floating, highly mobile thrombus attached to the lesser curvature of the aortic arch. The patients had a hypercoagulable disorder induced by protein C and S deficiency. The thrombus was operatively removed with a favorable outcome.

eComment. Aortic thrombus after aortic valve bypass surgery.

this paper, we suggest that when surgical AVR or TAVI is not feasible, AVB is an option in high-risk patients. Survival in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis is dramatically improved by aortic valve replacement: results from a cohort of 277 patients aged >or =80 years. Eur Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy: comparison to necropsy findings. Recommendations fo...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for thoracic aortic mobile thrombus

Thoracic aortic mobile thrombus is a rare and significant source of peripheral, visceral, as well as cerebral emboli. A 51-year-old female with a history of emergency left brachial artery embolectomy 5 months previously was referred to our unit for evaluation of a mobile thrombus in the descending thoracic aorta. We describe the successful primary treatment of a symptomatic mobile thrombus in t...

Free-floating thrombus in the aortic arch