title: Successful percutaneous treatment of suspected embolic left main thrombosis in a patient with a mechanical aortic valve.
abstract: Left main coronary artery thrombosis is a rare but potentially fatal phenomenon. We present the unusual case of total occlusion of the left main coronary artery suspected to be secondary to embolized thrombus from a patient's mechanical, prosthetic aortic valve resulting in an anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. The acute interventional management and review of literature of left main thrombosis is described.
authors: University of California San Diego, California Division of Cardiology, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
authors: Mitul
authors: M
authors: Patel
authors: Munveer
authors: M
authors: Bhangoo
authors: Anand
authors: A
authors: Prasad
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome