title: Coronary artery saddle embolus and myocardial infarction in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve.
abstract: Coronary embolism is a rare cause of transmural myocardial infarction. A 58-year old female with mechanical mitral valve prosthesis and chronic atrial fibrillation who presented with anterolateral myocardial infraction is described. The etiologies, diagnosis, treatment dilemma and various management options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad Shakil
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanghi
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lakier
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology