https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.92

A drastic complex atheromatous aorta A case report

Vol. 80 No. 1 (2013): Cardiac series
Submitted: November 25, 2015
Accepted: November 25, 2015
Published: November 25, 2015
aortic stenosis, thrombus, atherosclerosis
Abstract Views: 994
PDF: 437
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

Ivano Bonadei
enrico.vizzardi@tin.it
Department of medical and surgical, Radiological Sciences and Public Health specialties, Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.
Enrico Vizzardi
Department of medical and surgical, Radiological Sciences and Public Health specialties, Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.
Antonio D’Aloia
Department of medical and surgical, Radiological Sciences and Public Health specialties, Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.
Edoardo Sciatti
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Italy.
Edoardo Cervi
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Italy.
Stefano Bonardelli
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Italy.
Marco Metra
Department of medical and surgical, Radiological Sciences and Public Health specialties, Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.
Stefano Maria Giulini
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Italy.
Aortic atherosclerosis is the most common disease of the aorta. More than 50% of the plaques thicker than 4 mm are located along the descending aorta. The complex morphology of the plaque, such as ulceration or the presence of thrombi, is associated with increased embolic risk. The increasing use of transesophageal echocardiogram has enhanced the recognition of aortic atheromas. We describe a case of a male patient with complex atherosclerotic disease involving the coronary vessels and descending aortic tract with some embolic complications.

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite

Bonadei, Ivano, Enrico Vizzardi, Antonio D’Aloia, Edoardo Sciatti, Edoardo Cervi, Stefano Bonardelli, Marco Metra, and Stefano Maria Giulini. 2015. “A Drastic Complex Atheromatous Aorta A Case Report”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 80 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.92.

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.


Similar Articles

<< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.