Large Mobile Ascending Aortic Atheroma Presenting With Systemic Embolization
Suspicion for aortic atheroma should be maintained in unexplained embolic events. Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and early surgery may be lifesaving in high-risk patients.
Authors
- Jansynn Radford
- Virginia Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8456-289X)
- Prasad Chalasani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-0599)
- Hamza Chaudhary
- Dana Kajan
Institutions
- Smithsonian Marine Station (US)
- Pierce College (US)
- Regional Medical Center (US)
- Lakewood Regional Medical Center (US)
- Indian River State College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105609
- Primary Topic
- Aortic Thrombus and Embolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00