Title of article :
Large de novo ascending aortic thrombus successfully treated with anticoagulation
Author/Authors :
houmsse, mustafa metro early college high school, Columbus, USA , mcdavid, asia ohio state university - wexner medical center - department of surgery, division of cardiac surgery, Columbus, USA , kilic, ahmet johns hopkins university - johns hopkins hospital - department of surgery, division of cardiac surgery, Baltimore, USA
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Thrombus , Ascending Aorta , Apixaban
Journal title :
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR)
Journal title :
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR)
