Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic Stroke

Thrombus in transit leading to paradoxical systemic arterial embolism is a rare echocardiographic finding in patients presenting with embolic stroke. We present a case of a patient who had an atrial thrombus in transit discovered incidentally and later suffered a fatal stroke. Etiologies of cardioem...

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Main Authors: Brian Malm, Paul Hermany, Alan Morrison
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3161972
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description Thrombus in transit leading to paradoxical systemic arterial embolism is a rare echocardiographic finding in patients presenting with embolic stroke. We present a case of a patient who had an atrial thrombus in transit discovered incidentally and later suffered a fatal stroke. Etiologies of cardioembolic stroke and the use of echocardiography in diagnosis and management are briefly discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-e76eb31f4d7b4a3da050750646e8ce3b2025-08-20T02:21:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352017-01-01201710.1155/2017/31619723161972Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic StrokeBrian Malm0Paul Hermany1Alan Morrison2Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USASection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USAWarren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USAThrombus in transit leading to paradoxical systemic arterial embolism is a rare echocardiographic finding in patients presenting with embolic stroke. We present a case of a patient who had an atrial thrombus in transit discovered incidentally and later suffered a fatal stroke. Etiologies of cardioembolic stroke and the use of echocardiography in diagnosis and management are briefly discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3161972
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