1. Ischemic stroke with cardiac involvement in aortic thromboembolism.
- Author
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Colombo GM, Albi F, Salvini P, Sacco T, and Cicchinelli M
- Subjects
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal therapeutic use, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Brain Ischemia etiology, Drug Therapy, Combination, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Enzyme Inhibitors therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction diagnosis, Myocardial Infarction drug therapy, Stroke diagnosis, Stroke drug therapy, Thromboembolism diagnosis, Thromboembolism drug therapy, Treatment Outcome, Aorta, Brain Ischemia complications, Myocardial Infarction etiology, Stroke etiology, Thromboembolism complications
- Abstract
An aortic thrombus may be detected by using transesophageal echocardiography after an embolic event. Clinical features are variable and may include cardiac and neurologic symptoms, such as the stroke. We report a case of a woman with an acute ischemic stroke, a myocardial infarction and a free floating aortic thrombus.
- Published
- 2006