title: Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery embolus associated with atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Coronary artery embolus is a rare and potentially under- recognised cause of acute myocardial infarction. We describe the case of an 80-year-old woman presenting with an acute coronary syndrome secondary to coronary artery embolus associated with atrial fibrillation, which was successfully treated with the use of a thrombectomy aspiration catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne , Victoria , Australia.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods