[Acute myocardial infarction following persistent atrial fibrillation. Consequence, common etiology or a case?].
We describe the case of a patient with persistent atrial fibrillation who subsequently developed an acute myocardial infarction. We discuss the hypothetical reasons that can explain the correlation between the two events: coronary embolism, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction.
Ratti
Carlo
C
Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale S. Maria Bianca, Mirandola, Modena. ratticarlo@hotmail.com
Grassi
Laura
L
Magnavacchi
Paolo
P
Bompani
Bruno
B
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