ArticleBMC surgery2020
A giant floating thrombus in the ascending aorta: a case report.
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- Intraoperative direct coronary angiography clarifying a misleading coronary stenosis caused by an ascending aortic floating thrombus: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Successful surgical management of a giant floating aortic thrombus causing acute upper limb ischaemia: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
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- Floating Thrombus on the Ascending Aorta and/or Aortic Arch, to Operate or Not to Operate: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
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- Endovascular removal of a large free-floating thrombus of the descending thoracic aorta using the AngioVac system.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2024Article
- Aortic Thrombosis and Subsequent Myocardial Infarction in a Previously Healthy 12-Year-Old Male.JACC. Case reports · 2023Article
- A floating mural thrombus in the ascending aorta can cause multiorgan infarction.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction-Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- COVID-19-related Floating Thrombus in the Ascending Aorta - A Case Report.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
backgroundA floating thrombus in an ascending aorta with normal morphology is very rare, but when it does occur, it may induce a systemic embolism or fatal stroke. The pathophysiological mechanisms of aortic mural thrombi remain unclear, and there is no consensus regarding therapeutic recommendations. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 49-year-old male who presented with chest discomfort for 5 days and was admitted to our emergency unit. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA) surprisingly demonstrated a large filling defect suggestive of a thrombus in his otherwise healthy distal ascending aorta. Surgical resection of the mass and attachment site was performed. Histological examination confirmed that the mass was a thrombus, but the cause of the thrombus formation was unknown.
conclusionsfloating aortic thrombi are rare, and they are prone to break off, thus carrying a potential risk for embolic events with catastrophic consequences. Surgical resection, both of the aortic thrombus and attachment site, as well as postoperative anticoagulant administration, are standard treatments.
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