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Aortic Embolism: An Unusual Clinical Manifestation from a Large Left Atrium Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Pineda Karen,
PalaciosMacedo Alexis,
RubioCalva Carolina,
Hinojosa Carlos A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00900.x
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , aneurysm , cardiology , right atrium , embolism , aortic aneurysm , arterial embolism , radiology , atrial fibrillation
Aneurysms of the left atrium are rare. The most common clinical presentations are tachyarrhythmias and cerebral embolism. In this report, we present the case of a 46‐year‐old woman presenting with an abdominal aortic embolism who required an aorto‐femoral bypass. A medical workup revealed a left atrial aneurysm.