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Embolic strokes in a patient with a large floating thrombus in the ascending aorta.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Floating Threat: A Rare Case Report of Carotid Saddle Thrombus in a Healthy Adult.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Intraoperative direct coronary angiography clarifying a misleading coronary stenosis caused by an ascending aortic floating thrombus: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- 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
- Optimal Management of Spontaneous Aortic Thrombus Floating in the Ascending Aorta, from a Single Case Experience to a Literature Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- The Efficacy of Medical Interventions for Free-Floating Thrombus in Cerebrovascular Events: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundA floating thrombus in the ascending aorta is a rare finding that may cause multiple ischemic strokes with catastrophic consequences. The treatment algorithm for such lesions is yet to be defined. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 50-year-old patient with multiple cerebral ischemic strokes due to a sizeable floating thrombus (25 x 15 x 13 mm) in the ascending aorta. Conservative management utilizing anticoagulants was chosen due to the patient's high estimated perioperative risk.
conclusionAn anticoagulation treatment strategy may be feasible, safe, and effective in patients with large mobile thrombus in the aorta who are not eligible for thrombectomy. HIPPOKRATIA 2021, 25 (3):172-174.
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