Coronary saddle embolism causing myocardial infarction in a patient with mechanical mitral valve prosthesis: treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
Coronary embolism is an uncommon cause for myocardial infarction in clinical practice and there is no consensus on the treatment of this subject. Thrombolytic agents and percutaneous intervention are up to date options and yet there are only a few case reports regarding thrombolytic therapy in this special subgroup of patients suffering from myocardial infarction. We reported a 37-year-old woman patient with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism who was successfully treated using intravenous thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator.
Dogan
Mehmet
M
Acikel
Sadik
S
Aksoy
Murat Muhammed N
MM
Cagirci
Goksel
G
Kilic
Harun
H
Yesilay
Asuman
A
Akdemir
Ramazan
R
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy