Protruding aortic arch thrombus is associated clinically with life-threatening emboli. Definitive treatment for aortic arch thrombus removal has demanded complicated vascular surgical procedures, with high morbidity and mortality.
Department of Vascular Surgery and the Gottesdiener Vascular Biology Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel. jschneid@netvision.net.il