title: Acute myocardial infarction caused by left atrial myxoma: Role of intracoronary catheter aspiration.
abstract: Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by left atrial myxoma is very rare. Catheter-based approaches or thrombolytic therapy are mostly the first step in the management of STEMI with less time delay. We report a case of acute anterior/lateral STEMI caused by a left atrial myxoma. The patient was successfully treated by intracoronary aspiration with an Export aspiration catheter, with excellent distal coronary flow. Intracoronary catheter aspiration in acute myocardial infarction caused by a left atrial myxoma may help to salvage the infarcting myocardium with less time delay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Bartlett, TN, United States. Electronic address: fakhouri_md@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Fakhouri
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, MI, United States.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janjua
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, MI, United States.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeGregori
mesh_terms: D057785:Catheters; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D013396:Suction
keywords: Cateter de aspiração intracoronária; Enfarte agudo do miocárdio com elevação de ST; Intracoronary catheter aspiration; Left atrial myxoma; Mixoma da aurícula esquerda; ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction