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Case Reports
. 2009 Dec;57(12):654-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0444-y.

Acute pulmonary embolism after cerebral infarction associated with a mobile thrombus in the ascending aorta

Masato Nakajima  1 , Koji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Honda, Hiroshi Koshiyama, Tatsuho Kobayashi
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Acute pulmonary embolism after cerebral infarction associated with a mobile thrombus in the ascending aorta

Masato Nakajima et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Although the causes of stroke are diverse, thromboembolism due to a mobile aortic thrombus is rare. We describe a surgical case of acute massive pulmonary embolism after critical cerebral infarction associated with a mobile ascending aortic thrombus in a 52-year-old woman. Concomitant surgical removal of the aortic thrombus and pulmonary embolectomy was performed successfully, and the patient has been stable without recurrent thromboembolic complications after 18 months of follow-up.

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