Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with caged ball mitral valve prosthesis: a case report.
One of the complications of prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is systemic thromboembolism. We are reporting the occurrence of coronary artery embolism presenting as acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, 15 years after mitral valve replacement in a 30 year old female, with no clinical evidence of PVT.
Adhyapak
Srilakshmi M
SM
Shetty
G G
GG
Santosh
M J
MJ
Varghese
Kiron
K
Patil
C B
CB
Iyengar
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy