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Coronary artery saddle embolus and myocardial infarction in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve
Author(s) -
Aslam Mohammad Shakil,
Sanghi Vinay,
Hersh Steven,
Lakier Jeffrey B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10316
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , embolus , atrial fibrillation , embolism , etiology , mitral valve
Coronary embolism is a rare cause of transmural myocardial infarction. A 58‐year old female with mechanical mitral valve prosthesis and chronic atrial fibrillation who presented with anterolateral myocardial infraction is described. The etiologies, diagnosis, treatment dilemma and various management options are discussed. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;57:367–370. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.