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A case of atheromatous plaque in the thoracic aorta as a source of stroke, detected by transesophageal echocardiography

İnme nedeni olarak torasik aortta transözofajiyal ekokardiyografi ile saptanan aterom plağı: Olgu sunumu

İrfan SABAH
Nesligül YILDIRIM
Erdoğan İLKAY
Nurcan ARAT
Pages
308–311
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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When the embolic source of stroke cannot be determined by standart diagnostic modalities, transesophageal echocardiography of the aorta may be helpful in this respect.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A 54-year-old man was referred to our hospital for investigation into a possible cardiac source of an embolic cerebrovascular event.
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Key Findings & Data:Physical examination of the cardiovascular system and transthoracic echocardiographic findings were normal.
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Conclusion & Impact:When the embolic source of stroke cannot be determined by standart diagnostic modalities, transesophageal echocardiography of the aorta may be helpful in this respect.
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Abstract

A 54-year-old man was referred to our hospital for investigation into a possible cardiac source of an embolic cerebrovascular event. Physical examination of the cardiovascular system and transthoracic echocardiographic findings were normal. Transesophageal echocardiography enabled detection of an atheromatous ulcerative plaque with mobile thrombus in the thoracic aorta. When the embolic source of stroke cannot be determined by standart diagnostic modalities, transesophageal echocardiography of the aorta may be helpful in this respect.

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Elli dört yaşında erkek hasta, geçirdiği embolik serebrovasküler olay kaynağının araştırılması amacıyla hastanemize yönlendirildi. Hastanın fizik muayene ve transtorasik ekokardiyografi bulguları normaldi. Transözofajiyal ekokardiyografide torasik aortta hareketli trombüs içeren ülsere aterom plağı saptandı. İnmeye yol açan embolinin nedeni standart yöntemlerle bulunamadığında, transözofajiyal ekokardiyografi ile aortta emboli kaynağı olabilecek aterom plaklarının varlığı araştırılmalıdır.

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SABAH, İ., YILDIRIM, N., İLKAY, E., ARAT, N. (2022). A case of atheromatous plaque in the thoracic aorta as a source of stroke, detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Cilt: 34 - Sayı: 5, 308–311. https://ajindex.com/articles/633703

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