Successful treatment of myocardial infarction by aortic sinus thrombosis.

Tamura, Takahiro; Iwasaki, Hiroto; Ikuta, Takeshi; Fujii, Hirofumi; Okuda, Hiroko; Nishimura, Shinsuke; Shimizu, Yoshihiro · Ann Thorac Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This case report concerns a 59-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction associated with a giant organized thrombus occupying the right sinus of Valsalva that developed into chest pain and bradycardia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed low intensity in both T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, indicating that the mass was a thrombus. A direct approach involving grafting effectively resolved the embolization and myocardial ischemia, even during the subacute period.

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