Journal article
A Large Grade 5 Mobile Aortic Arch Atheromatous Plaque: Cause of Cerebrovascular Accident
Case reports in medicine, v 2018(2018), pp 1-4
01 Jan 2018
PMID: 29808095
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Abstract
Aortic atheromas (aortic atheromatous plaques) are defined by an irregular thickening of the intima >= 2 mm, and a complex plaque is defined as a protruding atheroma >= 4 mm with or without an attached mobile component. Stroke incidence is approximately 25% in patients with mobile plaques of the aortic arch and 2% in patients with quiescent nonmobile plaques. Antiplatelet agents, oral anticoagulants, and statins have been suggested in the management of atheromas. We present an 80-year-old male, with nonST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and chronic dysarthria, found to have an acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA) secondary to embolism from a large 12 mm aortic arch plaque, treated medically with oral antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, and statin therapy.
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- Title
- A Large Grade 5 Mobile Aortic Arch Atheromatous Plaque: Cause of Cerebrovascular Accident
- Creators
- Chikezie Alvarez - St. Francis Medical CenterHafiz Muhammad Aslam - St. Francis Medical CenterSara Wallach - St. Francis Medical CenterMuhammad U. Mustafa - St. Francis Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Case reports in medicine, v 2018(2018), pp 1-4
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000430294500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85045665936
- Other Identifier
- 991021962193804721
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- Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems