Acute Embolic Cerebral Infarction and Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation Caused by Similar Thrombi

Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most frequent causes of ischemic stroke, coronary artery embolism (CE) from AF is rare, and 2.9% of all myocardial infarctions are caused by CE. We present a case of an 87-year-old female patient who suffered ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 2016-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1797-1799
Hauptverfasser:	Tokuda, Kou, MD, Shindo, Seigo, MD, Yamada, Kiyofumi, MD, PhD, Shirakawa, Manabu, MD, Uchida, Kazutaka, MD, Horimatsu, Tetsuo, MD, PhD, Ishihara, Masaharu, MD, PhD, Yoshimura, Shinichi, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Cardiac Surgical Procedures cardioembolism Cardiovascular Cerebral Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Coronary Artery Disease - surgery coronary artery embolism Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Electrocardiography Embolism - diagnostic imaging Embolism - etiology Embolism - surgery Female Humans Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - etiology Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - surgery Intracranial Embolism - diagnostic imaging Intracranial Embolism - etiology Ischemic infarction Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging Myocardial Infarction - etiology Myocardial Infarction - surgery Neurology Thrombectomy Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most frequent causes of ischemic stroke, coronary artery embolism (CE) from AF is rare, and 2.9% of all myocardial infarctions are caused by CE. We present a case of an 87-year-old female patient who suffered ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction at the same time and received intracranial and coronary thrombectomy. Pathological investigation revealed that thrombi were similar and both infarctions were considered as cardioembolism.
ISSN:	1052-3057 1532-8511
DOI:	10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.01.055