A Unique Case of Aortic Mural Thrombus in the Non Atherosclerotic Aorta of Patient with Multiple Hypercoagulable Factors

Abstract

An aortic mural thrombus (AMT) in a non-atherosclerotic wall is a rare but important cause of systemic arterial thromboembolism. We herein report a case of AMT in the thoracic aorta where hypercoagulable factors protein S insufficiency and homocysteinemia were observed and promptly treated with anticoagulation. When we encounter patients with AMT, a precise assessment of a hypercoagulable disease is required since hypercoagulable states can influence the genesis of AMT.