Citation

Risher W, Stevenson S, Danrad R, Kerut EK, Batson R, Bhalla R, Vander Heide R, Hollier LH. Echocardiography 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/echo.15023

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

aorta; deceleration; delayed presentation