Coronary saddle embolism causing myocardial infarction in a patient with mechanical mitral valve prosthesis: Treatment with thrombolytic therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Dogan, Mehmet ^a   Acikel, Sadik ^a   Aksoy, Murat Muhammed N ^a   Cagirci, Goksel ^a   Kilic, Harun ^a   Yesilay, Asuman ^a   Akdemir, Ramazan ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary embolism; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 67349175343     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.073     Document Type: Article

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