Large de novo ascending aortic thrombus successfully treated with anticoagulation

An ascending aortic thrombus is a rare source for embolic transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke without an associated aortic pathology. Here we describe a case of a patient who presented with generalized symptoms of headache and fatigue who, on subsequent work-up , was found to have an ascending...

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Autores principales: Houmsse, Mustafa, McDavid, Asia, Kilic, Ahmet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6088764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30116511
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/jcvtr.2018.18
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Sumario:An ascending aortic thrombus is a rare source for embolic transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke without an associated aortic pathology. Here we describe a case of a patient who presented with generalized symptoms of headache and fatigue who, on subsequent work-up , was found to have an ascending aortic thrombus with no obvious associated aortic pathology, and was successfully treated with apixaban, a newer direct oral anticoagulant.

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