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Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis
Joint Authors
Nakazone, Marcelo A.
Maia, Lilia N.
Tavares, Bruno G.
Machado, Maurício N.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Previous cases of coronary embolism as a cause of myocardial infarction (MI) in association with prosthetic mechanical valves have been reported, but the fact that the patient was not aware of the importance of maintaining anticoagulation therapy is relevant in this case.
A 16-year-old female was referred for primary coronary intervention due to subacute anterolateral ST elevation MI, after she decided to discontinue warfarin therapy three weeks before.
Coronary angiography showed distal occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery with an image suggesting embolic material.
Conventional echocardiography demonstrated akinesia of anteroseptal, inferior, and posterior segments of the left ventricle, with severe systolic dysfunction, beyond the intraventricular thrombus.
The presence of mechanic aortic prosthesis and no anticoagulation therapy are highly suggestive of coronary embolism as the cause of MI.
This case report confirms that patient education is vital in our struggle to prevent this complication in high-risk patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakazone, Marcelo A.& Tavares, Bruno G.& Machado, Maurício N.& Maia, Lilia N.. 2010. Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495894
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakazone, Marcelo A.…[et al.]. Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495894
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakazone, Marcelo A.& Tavares, Bruno G.& Machado, Maurício N.& Maia, Lilia N.. Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495894
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495894