Spontaneous and Simultaneous Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aorta Thrombosis
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Samuel A. Shabtaie1,3, Vaibhav R. Vaidya2, Hector I. Michelena2 1Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA2Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA 3Electronic correspondence: samshabtaie@gmail.com |
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The presence of spontaneous thrombosis of a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and the aorta is a rare phenomenon. The case is reported of a 41-year-old male with an embolic stroke secondary to a BAV thrombus in association with thoracic aorta thrombi, in the absence of infection, significant atherosclerotic disease, or thrombophilia. The cardiac and aortic thrombi were successfully treated with anticoagulation and resolved over a two-week period. Resolution was confirmed by repeat imaging.
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Video 3: Biplane views of the mid-descending thoracic aorta revealed an echogenic mobile lobular mass.
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2018;27:173-177 |
| Spontaneous and Simultaneous Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aorta Thrombosis | |
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