Surgical treatment of a floating non-occlusive thrombus in the ascending aorta: case report Tratamento cirúrgico de um trombo pedunculado não oclusivo da aorta ascendente: apresentação de caso

We report the case of a 44-year-old diabetic woman who was a smoker using synthetic progestagen, with previous history of suspected thrombotic cerebral ischemia. She was admitted with clinical evidence of acute myocardial infarction. A coronary angiogram showed normal coronary arteries and distal oc...

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Main Authors: Paulo José de Freitas Ribeiro, Antonio Carlos Menardi, Walter Vilella de Andrade Vicente, Paulo Roberto Barbosa Évora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000100015