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Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Descending Aorta Correlates with Low Blood-Flow Velocity in Carotid Arteries and Hemostatic Abnormalities

Yoshimitsu Miyoshi, MD

Seiichi Hiraki, MD

Hiromi Ono, MD

Hideho Ootaki, MD

Jiro Fujiyama, MD

Masaru Kuriyama, MD

Spontaneous echo contrast in the descending aorta (DA-SEC) was examined as a possible risk factor for cerebral thromboembolism. In 19 patients (10 males, 9 females) in the chronic stage of cerebral infarction, abnormal findings by transesophageal echocardiography, flow dynamics of the common carotid artery (CCA), and hemostatic factors including blood coagulation and fibrinolysis were investigated. In nine patients, DA-SEC was detected, and SEC in left atrium (LA-SEC) was detected in nine patients. The DA-SEC positive group showed decreased blood- flow velocity (BFV) in bilateral CCA, high levels of thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) and prothrombin fragment 1.2 (F1+2), a decrease in platelet count and a slight increase in D- dimer, which means an activated state of thrombin generation and resulting fibrinolysis, compared to the DA-SEC negative group. On the other hand, the LA-SEC positive group showed normal BFV in CCA and only a slight increase in D-dimer. We conclude that the condition producing DA-SEC is a stronger risk factor for cerebral infarction than that producing LA-SEC.

Angiology, Vol. 52, No. 11, 749-758 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/000331970105201104


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