Letter by Nadir Regarding Article, “Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Attributable to Coronary Artery Embolism”

Circulation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Adnan Nadir
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Artery Embolism ◽  
Coronary Artery Embolism

Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Attributable to Coronary Artery Embolism

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiro Shibata ◽  
Shoji Kawakami ◽  
Teruo Noguchi ◽  
Tomotaka Tanaka ◽  
Yasuhide Asaumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Artery Embolism ◽  
Coronary Artery Embolism

scholarly journals Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Paradoxical Embolism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah R Alenezi ◽  
Muath Alanbaei ◽  
Islam Abouelenein
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Patent Foramen Ovale ◽  
Cryptogenic Stroke ◽  
Coronary Event ◽  
Paradoxical Embolism ◽  
Foramen Ovale ◽  
Artery Embolism ◽  
Coronary Artery Embolism

Patent foramen ovale is a risk factor for systemic embolic events such as cryptogenic stroke. Far less commonly, patent foramen ovale is associated with non-cerebral systemic embolic events. Paradoxical coronary artery embolism is a rare and underdiagnosed cause of acute myocardial infarction. It should be considered in patients presenting with myocardial infarction and an otherwise low-risk profile for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. We describe a case of paradoxical coronary artery embolism causing ST elevation myocardial infarction. Echocardiography demonstrated patent foramen ovale with a significant shunt. In addition to the treatment of the acute coronary event, patent foramen ovale closure was performed to prevent recurrent paradoxical embolic events.

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