Key result
Anticoagulation successfully resolved a rare thoracic aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta presenting with acute limb ischaemia, as confirmed on a 5-month follow-up CT scan.
Why the study?
Aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta without an underlying hypercoagulable disorder is rare, presenting an opportunity to discuss medical management and review the literature.
Does anticoagulation resolve thoracic aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta?
Case Report (n=1)
Does anticoagulation resolve thoracic aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta?
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Anticoagulation can successfully manage rare cases of thoracic aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta.
We present a case of a thoracic aortic mural thrombus (AMT) in a non-atherosclerotic and non-aneurysmal aorta that presented with acute limb ischaemia. AMT in a non-diseased aorta without an underlying hypercoagulable disorder is rare. The AMT in our patient was managed with anticoagulation, which resolved on a 5-month follow-up CT scan. This provided us an opportunity to discuss the successful medical management of an AMT, to review the literature on the management of AMT and to add to the literature on a rare presentation of an AMT.
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Khalil et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Thoracic aortic mural thrombus (AMT) presenting with acute limb ischaemia (n=1). Anticoagulation was evaluated on Resolution of AMT on CT scan. Anticoagulation successfully resolved a rare thoracic aortic mural thrombus in a non-diseased aorta presenting with acute limb ischaemia, as confirmed on a 5-month follow-up CT scan.
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