Coronary embolism causing non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Treatment with thrombus aspiration catheter

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Acikel, Sadik ^a   Dogan, Mehmet ^a   Aksoy, Murat Muhammed N ^a   Akdemir, Ramazan ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary embolism; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Thrombus aspiration

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIGOXIN; ENOXAPARIN; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; TROPONIN I; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS ASPIRATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 79955934470     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.077     Document Type: Article

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