title: An unusual case of myocardial infarction.
abstract: Myocardial infarction may be the result of embolism of calcified material from the aortic valve or thrombotic formations adhering to the same. We report a case of late myocardial infarction secondary to embolization from a thrombus adherent to the aortic valve jutting out in the ostium of the left main coronary artery.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rovetta
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizzardi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bonadei
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sciatti
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Metra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging