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DK2985_C000 1..28 - AlSharqia Echo Club

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Aorta 267Figure 12.9Short- (A, B) and long-axis (C, D) views of the aorta (Ao).The presence of aortic atheromatosis significantlyincreases the risk of plaque fracture and intimal flap formationafter aortic cannulation and clamping as demonstratedby EAS (11). Thus, the potential for subsequentembolization of either plaque or thrombus is high andprobably accounts for many of the otherwise unexplainedstrokes seen on the second or third postoperative day.Whether identification of such lesions warrants theFigure 12.10Upper esophageal 08 (A, B) and 908 (C, D) views of the aortic arch (Ao, aorta).

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