Title of article
Case Reports: Embolic acute myocardial infarction treated by intracoronary catheter aspiration embolectomy in a patient with mechanical aortic valve prosthesis
Author/Authors
Buturak, Ali Kahramanmaraş State Hospital - Cardiology Clinic, Turkey , Duygu, Egemen Kahramanmaraş State Hospital - Cardiology Clinic, Turkey , Aksu, Ekrem Kahramanmaraş State Hospital - Cardiology Clinic, Turkey , Güngördük, Orhan Alper Kahramanmaraş State Hospital - Cardiology Clinic, Turkey , Özgül, Sami Kahramanmaraş State Hospital - Cardiology Clinic, Turkey
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461
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462
Abstract
Atherosclerotic plaque is the main cause of myocardial infarctions. Coronary embolism should be considered especially when there is a predisposing factor such as intracardiac prosthesis, infective endocarditis, mural thrombus or a cardiac tumor. We present a patient who has had a mechanical aortic valve and was admitted to the hospital for a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.
Journal title
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: Andolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
Journal title
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: Andolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
Record number
2692045
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