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Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with chronic renal failure and endocarditis
Author(s) -
Paweł Kleczyński,
Artur Dziewierz,
Jacek Legutko,
Andrzej Kmita,
Danuta Sorysz,
Maciej Bagieński,
Dariusz Dudek
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.5603/kp.2013.0137
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , autopsy , cardiology , endocarditis , chronic renal failure , infective endocarditis , heart failure , infarction
We report a case of a 55 year-old female with chronic renal failure who received routine haemodialysis and suffered from acute myocardial infarction of inferior wall. Based on coronary angiogram, transoesophageal echocardiography, and autopsy,coronary embolisation with vegetations in the course of infective endocarditis was identified as a rare cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

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