Retrograde embolism from the descending thoracic aorta causing stroke: An underappreciated clinical condition
The mechanism of retrograde aortic blood flow is a complex and underreported clinical phenomenon. Complex plaques of the aortic arch are considered high-risk sources of cerebral emboli.1 Aortic plaques situated in the descending thoracic aorta are however often overlooked and in fact can be more fre...
Main Authors: | Lovely Chhabra, Rabin Niroula, Jayant Phadke, David H. Spodick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-05-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483213001156 |
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