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Ascending aorta thrombus poses a significant diagnostic and treatment dilemma, as highlighted by the management of a 35-year-old man presenting with a cerebrovascular accident.
Highlights the diagnostic and treatment challenges of managing a symptomatic mass in the ascending aorta.
Case report underscores diagnostic uncertainty in young stroke patients with ascending aortic thrombus; leaves optimal therapy unresolved.
Due to its position, a mass lesion in the ascending aorta poses a diagnostic and treatment dilemma. We describe the management of a symptomatic mass in the ascending aorta in a 35-year-old man who presented with a cerebrovascular accident.
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Soo et al. (2013) studied this question. Ascending aorta thrombus poses a significant diagnostic and treatment dilemma, as highlighted by the management of a 35-year-old man presenting with a cerebrovascular accident.
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