Brain salvage for cardiac cerebral embolism following myocardial infarction.
Acute ischemic stroke due to thromboembolism from the left ventricle is a serious complication following myocardial infarction (MI). Despite the attention given to acute stroke intervention, peri-MI ischemic stroke is an underappreciated condition. Here, we describe a case of acute cardiac thromboembolic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery with preceding MI in which brain salvage was achieved by balloon angioplasty.
Kawarada
Osami
O
Department of Cardiology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada-city, Osaka, Japan. kawarada@stanford.edu
Yokoi
Yoshiaki
Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000925:Anticoagulants