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This case report illustrates the significance of biomechanical forces, such as static exercise as a precipitating factor for plaque rupture resulting in coronary dissection and secondary thrombus formation, as documented by angiography in this particular patient.
van Alem
A P
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Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Piek
J J
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D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010809:Physical Fitness; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome