title: Acute myocardial infarction with concomitant pulmonary embolism as a result of patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) and pulmonary embolism canal one lead to life-threatening conditions such as sudden cardiac death and congestive heart failure. We discuss a case of a 74-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and chest pain. Acute anterior MI and pulmonary embolism concomitantly were diagnosed. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention performed because of preliminary acute anterior MI diagnosis. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed to determine further complications caused by acute MI because patient had a continuous tachycardia and dyspnea although hemodynamically stable. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a thrombus that was stuck into the patent foramen ovale with parts in right and left atria. Anticoagulation therapy was started; neither fibrinolytic therapy nor operation was performed because of low survey expectations of the patient's recently diagnosed primary disease stage IV lung cancer. Patient was discharged on his 20th day with oral anticoagulation and antiagregant therapy.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: mertilkerh@yahoo.com.
authors: Mert İlker
authors: Mİ
authors: Hayıroğlu
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Emrah
authors: E
authors: Bozbeyoğlu
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Şükrü
authors: Ş
authors: Akyüz
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Özlem
authors: Ö
authors: Yıldırımtürk
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Bozbay
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Nijad
authors: N
authors: Bakhshaliyev
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Emir
authors: E
authors: Renda
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Gülay
authors: G
authors: Gök
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Eren
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Seçkin
authors: S
authors: Pehlivanoğlu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*