title: Non-Q-wave myocardial infarction associated with three-vessel thrombosis.
abstract: Acute coronary syndromes have been traditionally considered the consequence of the rupture of a single plaque. Recent evidence has suggested that this is not the case, and intravascular ultrasound studies have demonstrated that an average of two to three ruptured plaques are present in patients admitted to hospital for unstable angina or infarction. We present a case of three-vessel occlusive thrombosis causing non-Q-wave myocardial infarction treated successfully with IIb-IIIa inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: UO Emodinamica, Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fineschi
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierli
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bravi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*