Acute myocardial infarction caused by a floating thrombus in the proximal ascending aorta

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is generally a consequence of complicated coronary atherosclerosis with thrombotic occlusion of the arterial lumen. Nevertheless, in some cases reported in literature, AMI was caused instead by ostium obstruction of the left or right coronary artery by a free-floati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Korean journal of internal medicine 2015, 30(6), , pp.921-924
Hauptverfasser:	Jeon, Woong, Lee, Seung-Jin, Park, Sang-Ho, Lee, Se-Whan, Shin, Won-Yong, Jin, Dong-Kyu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aortic Diseases - complications Aortic Diseases - diagnosis Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects Cerebral Angiography - adverse effects Electrocardiography Fatal Outcome Femoral Artery Heart Arrest - diagnosis Heart Arrest - etiology Humans Letter to the Editor Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Myocardial Infarction - etiology Punctures Sinus of Valsalva - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - diagnosis Thrombosis - etiology Ultrasonography 내과학
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is generally a consequence of complicated coronary atherosclerosis with thrombotic occlusion of the arterial lumen. Nevertheless, in some cases reported in literature, AMI was caused instead by ostium obstruction of the left or right coronary artery by a free-floating thrombus in the ascending aorta [1]. KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:	1226-3303 2005-6648
DOI:	10.3904/kjim.2015.30.6.921