Myocardial infarction related to coronary  embolism in a patient with prosthetic mitral  valve thrombosis demonstrated by threedimensional transesophageal echocardiography: Üç boyutlu transözofageal ekokardiyografi ile gösterilmiş  protez mitral kapak trombüsü olan bir hastada koroner  emboliye bağlı miyokard infarktüsü

Mehmet Bozbay; Ashok Paudel; Batur  Kanar; Murat  Sünbül; Kürşat  Tigen; İbrahim  Sarı

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2017.10112

Authors

Mehmet Bozbay Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
Ashok Paudel Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
Batur Kanar Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
Murat Sünbül Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
Kürşat Tigen Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
İbrahim Sarı Department of Cardiology, Marmara University School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2017.10112

Keywords:

Koroner emboli, miyokard enfarktüsü, protez mitral kapak trombozu

Abstract

The incidence of systemic embolization with mechanical valves is 1% per year. Bacterial endocarditis, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, atrial myxoma, cardiac arrhythmias, and acute coronary syndrome are the causes of coronary embolism. Although coronary embolism due to mechanical valve thrombosis is encountered rarely, it is an important and serious complication. There is no evidence-based effective treatment and management of coronary embolism. Here we report a case of myocardial infarction caused by coronary embolism due to mechanical mitral valve thrombosis.

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