1. Digital Embolization From Plaque-Related Thrombus in the Thoracic Aorta: Identification With Transesophageal Echocardiography and Resolution With Warfarin Therapy 
JOSEPH L. BLACKSHEAR, M.D., ARSHAD JAHANGIR, M.D., W. ANDREW OLDENBURG, M.D., ROBERT E. SAFFORD, M.D., Ph.D. 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages (March 1993)
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2. Fig. 1
Photographs of digital embolization in 71-year-old man. A, Lateral surface of patient's left foot photographed on third hospital day. B, Dorsal surface of left toes photographed on third hospital day. C, Dorsal surface of left toes photographed 3 months and 2 days after initiation of anticoagulant therapy.
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3. Fig. 2
Transesophageal echocardiograms. A, Long-axis view at 26 cm from incisors. Large bilobed mass, suggesting thrombus (white arrow) affixed to area of thickened aortic wall indicative of atherosclerotic plaque (black arrows) in proximal descending thoracic aorta. White dots indicate a distance of 10 mm. B, Short-axis view of mass, suggesting thrombus (arrow) attached to descending thoracic aorta. Area of thickened wall suggests plaque (two small arrowheads).
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4. Fig. 3
Follow-up transesophageal echocardiograms. A, Long-axis view 3 months and 2 days after initiation of anticoagulant therapy in same region of proximal descending thoracic aorta. Thickening of wall suggests atherosclerotic plaque remains. Small protruding remnant of mass persists (arrow). B, Short-axis view of same region and plaque in proximal descending thoracic aorta 3 months and 2 days after initiation of anticoagulant therapy. Area of thickened aortic wall suggests atherosclerotic plaque (arrow). Mass was not evident.
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