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Coronary embolism is considered a rare non-atherosclerotic etiology of acute myocardial infarction, whereas atrial fibrillation is the main etiology of coronary embolism. We report a rare case of a patient… Click to show full abstract
Coronary embolism is considered a rare non-atherosclerotic etiology of acute myocardial infarction, whereas atrial fibrillation is the main etiology of coronary embolism. We report a rare case of a patient with coronary embolism with a specific pearl-like embolus attributed to atrial fibrillation. For this patient, we used a balloon-based technique to successfully remove the embolus from the coronary artery.
Keywords:
like embolus;
etiology;
pearl like;
embolus coronary;
balloon based;
based technique
Journal Title: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Year Published: 2023
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