Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis
Previous cases of coronary embolism as a cause of myocardial infarction (MI) in association with prosthetic mechanical valves have been reported, but the fact that the patient was not aware of the importance of maintaining anticoagulation therapy is relevant in this case. A 16-year-old female was re...
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Main Authors: | Marcelo A. Nakazone, Bruno G. Tavares, Maurício N. Machado, Lilia N. Maia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2010-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/751857 |
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