title: Myocardial infarction following sternal surgery.
abstract: We report a case of myocardial infarction in a 32-year-old man undergoing sternal surgery. Thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery with no underlying atheromatous disease was demonstrated angiographically and successfully treated with intracoronary thrombolysis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator