Unusual complication of late presentation deceleration aortic injury

A 50‐year‐old patient presented with a stroke. An ascending aortic mass noted by computed tomography was attached to the aortic wall and was found to be thrombus at surgery. Pathologic examination revealed an intraluminal thrombus attached to a focal segment of intimal fragmentation. Sectioning of t...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2021-04, Vol.38 (4), p.701-704
Main Authors: Risher, William, Stevenson, Samuel, Danrad, Raman, Kerut, Edmund K., Batson, Robert, Bhalla, Ritu, Vander Heide, Richard, Hollier, Larry H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aorta
deceleration
delayed presentation
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Summary:A 50‐year‐old patient presented with a stroke. An ascending aortic mass noted by computed tomography was attached to the aortic wall and was found to be thrombus at surgery. Pathologic examination revealed an intraluminal thrombus attached to a focal segment of intimal fragmentation. Sectioning of the aortic wall revealed what were findings consistent with what would be noted with a previously unrecognized traumatic ascending aortic deceleration injury. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a late presentation of deceleration aortic injury, presenting with a thrombus within the ascending aorta.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/echo.15023