Coronary embolism causing myocardial infarction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two cases of myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism arising from bacterial endocarditis are reported. The importance of this condition in the differential diagnosis of myocardial infarction from non-atheromatous coronary artery disease is highlighted and the literature on the subject is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Disease
- Embolism
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Myocardial Infarction