title: Acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve and high international normalized ratio.
abstract: ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in patients with a mechanical prosthetic valve is rare and usually due to inadequate anticoagulation. We present a case of acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve and high international normalized ratio, which has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atas
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Delil
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ileri
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samadov
keywords: international normalized ratio; myocardial infarction; prosthetic valve