Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery embolism in a patient with atrial fibrillation

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 297-299

  Camaro, C ^a   Aengevaeren, W R M ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery embolism; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; SHOULDER PAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 70349275501     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03086271     Document Type: Article

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