title: Native aortic valve thrombosis: an unusual cause of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: Coronary artery embolism is an infrequent cause of acute myocardial infarction. In addition, native aortic valve thrombosis is a very rare condition. We report a case of native valve thrombosis causing acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in healthy middle-aged man who has no established cardiovascular risk factor. We diagnosed native aortic valve thrombosis using various imaging techniques and confirmed our diagnosis histopathologically after surgical operation.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors: Dong Cheul
authors: DC
authors: Han
authors: Jeong Su
authors: JS
authors: Kim
authors: Sang Kwon
authors: SK
authors: Lee
authors: Ki Seuk
authors: KS
authors: Choo
authors: Kyung Un
authors: KU
authors: Choi
authors: Kook Jin
authors: KJ
authors: Chun
authors: Young Hyun
authors: YH
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed