Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 6, December 2012, pages 277-280

Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Acute Ischemic Stroke from Septic Embolus: Successful Solitaire FR Thrombectomy

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Transesophageal echocardiogram showing a 2 cm mobile mass on the atrial surface of the posterior mitral valve leaflet consistent with a vegetation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT angiogram showing left MCA M2 occlusion (arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT perfusion imaging demonstrating area of diminished CBF (a; arrow) with relatively normal CBV (b; arrow) suggesting evidence of salvageable penumbra.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Angiogram images before (a) and after (b) mechanical embolectomy with restoration of flow through the left MCA M2.