[Spontaneous calcified coronary embolism and myocardial infarction. Apropos of a case].
The authors report a rare case of myocardial infarction due to calcific coronary embolisation in a patient with previously asymptomatic calcific aortic stenosis. The diagnosis was suggested by the finding of a lacunar image in the distal segment of the left anterior descending artery exactly corresponding to a punctiform mobile calcification visible before opacification of the coronary arteries. The clinical features of coronary embolism and in particular of calcific embolism are reviewed.
Guy
J M
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Service de cardiologie, hôpital Nord, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez.
Lamaud
M
M
Favre
J P
JP
Duranton
B
B
Bouvet
L
L
Verneyre
H
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D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*
Embolie calcaire coronaire spontanée et infarctus du myocarde. A propos d'une observation.