[Unusual cause of myocardial infarction].
The authors report the case of a woman with an acute myocardial infarction in whom coronary angiography performed a few hours earlier was completely normal. Transoesophageal echocardiography showed two thrombi in the left atrial appendage confirming the thromboembolic mechanism of this infarct.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*