Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic Stroke.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Malm B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5496107 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature