title: Successful treatment of myocardial infarction by aortic sinus thrombosis.
abstract: This case report concerns a 59-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction associated with a giant organized thrombus occupying the right sinus of Valsalva that developed into chest pain and bradycardia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed low intensity in both T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, indicating that the mass was a thrombus. A direct approach involving grafting effectively resolved the embolization and myocardial ischemia, even during the subacute period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ishikiriseiki Hospital, Higashiosaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed