A Large Ascending Aorta Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction-Case Report.
Horațiu MoldovanCristian BulescuAndra-Mădălina SibișanRobert ȚigănașuCătălin CacoveanuClaudia NicaAndreea RachieruDaniela GheorghitaOndin ZahariaȘerban BălănescuAlexandru Scafa-UdriștePublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2021)
We present the case of a 50-year-old male, with no cardiovascular risk factors other than smoking, that presented with acute chest pain, revealed to be an acute myocardial infarction with a large thrombus located in the ascending aorta. Such findings are rare in a patient with no other afflictions, such as atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, or aortic wall injury (surgical or traumatic). There is no specific pathway regarding the management of ascending aorta thrombus in such a patient; therapeutic options include surgical, interventional, or medical methods. Surgical thrombectomy was performed in this case, considering the high risk of systemic embolism and stroke and the hemodynamic stability of the patient.
Keyphrases
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic dissection
- aortic valve
- cardiovascular risk factors
- left ventricular
- coronary artery
- healthcare
- cardiovascular disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- metabolic syndrome
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- aortic aneurysm
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- liver failure
- type diabetes
- single cell
- acute respiratory distress syndrome