Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery embolus associated with atrial fibrillation

Abstract

Coronary artery embolus is a rare and potentially under- recognised cause of acute myocardial infarction. We describe the case of an 80-year-old woman presenting with an acute coronary syndrome secondary to coronary artery embolus associated with atrial fibrillation, which was successfully treated with the use of a thrombectomy aspiration catheter.

Keywords::

• Acute myocardial infarction
• acute coronary syndrome
• coronary artery embolus
• atrial fibrillation
• thrombectomy aspiration

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