Saddle Embolism of the Aorta

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Streptokinase was given to a patient with an unsuspected left ventricular aneurysm as treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. After 2 days of therapy, a large thrombus dislodged from the left ventricular aneurysm and produced an acute saddle embolic occlusion of the abdominal aorta. Detection of mural thrombi by two-dimensional echocardiography in patients with evidence of previous myocardial infarction might prove helpful in identifying those at risk for this complication of streptokinase therapy.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1986

Publication date (Print): 1986

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 73

Issue: 3

Pages: 156-159

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Department of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA

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Publisher ID: 174000 Other ID: Cardiology 1986;73:156–159

DOI: 10.1159/000174000

PubMed ID: 3719601

SO-VID: 736c07a8-d3a6-4d59-9199-12cfccc9d254

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Date received : 26 February 1985

Date accepted : 07 August 1985

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Pages: 4

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