Multiple mobile aortic thrombosis treated by thrombolysis. A case report

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2007 Dec;24(3):315-6. doi: 10.1007/s11239-007-0091-z. Epub 2007 Sep 20.

Abstract

Mobile aortic thrombosis is a relatively rare condition with a high morbidity particularly due to peripheral embolisation. The most frequent management is anticoagulant or surgical therapy but the number of cases reported is limited and therapeutic approaches are still not well established. We present a case of large multiple mobile pedunculated thrombosis in descending aorta treated by thrombolysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / drug effects
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology*
  • Aortography
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator