title: [Coronary embolism revealing mitral valve stenosis].
abstract: We report a case of myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriography in a 39-year-old woman presenting with tight mitral stenosis complicated by atrial extrasystoles and spontaneous atrial contrast at echocardiography. The diagnosis of coronary embolism was most probable. Coronary embolism is a rare disease, usually due to a blood clot or, less frequently, to a vegetation of endocarditis starting in a heart valve. The left network is usually involved, with typical myocardial necrosis. Coronary arteriography is sufficient to make the diagnosis. Preventive treatment is essential.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies cardiovasculaire, Groupe hospitalier Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fouchard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Py
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lombard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guérin
mesh_terms: D000074:Acenocoumarol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000074:Acenocoumarol; D000638:Amiodarone
vernacular_title: Embolie coronaire révélatrice d'un rétrécissement mitral.