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A Mobile Thrombus of the Thoracic Aorta

  • Ammie Wolf
  • , Simone Fajer
  • , Menashi Haddad
  • , Ali Shnaker
  • , Mones Ajaj
  • , Maysam Shehab*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

A mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta is a rare entity, which might have serious clinical manifestations, including arterial emboli. Due to its low incidence, there is no consensus regarding the most adequate management of mobile thoracic aorta thrombus. The current case describes a patient with Polycythemia Vera and myeloproliferative neoplasm, who presented with mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta, manifested by blue toe syndrome and asymptomatic splenic infarct. She was treated conservatively with anti-coagulation and Iloprost alongside the patient’s permanent treatment of Aspirin, Hydrea and Atorvastatin. Under this treatment, the thrombus resolved completely, and the blue toes improved, except for one.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-163
Number of pages5
JournalVascular and Endovascular Surgery
Volume57
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • anticoagulation
  • embolization
  • mobile thrombus
  • polycythemia vera

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