"Thunderball": Oscillating ball thrombus within a giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2021 May-Jun;62(3):241-243. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2020.07.002. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Authors

Thomas D Gossios¹, Daniela Silva², Paolo Bosco², Julia Grapsa², Ronak Rajani³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Cardiothoracic Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Cardiothoracic Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; School of Bioengineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 32730901
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2020.07.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Aneurysm; Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Sinus of Valsalva; Thrombus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm* / complications
Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm* / surgery
Echocardiography
Humans
Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging
Sinus of Valsalva* / surgery
Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis* / etiology