TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute myocardial infarction secondary to suspected paradoxical emboli through patent foramen ovale in a young woman
AU - Namazi, Mohammad Hassan
AU - Biglarin, Marjan
AU - Khani, Mohammad
AU - Eslami, Vahid
AU - Movahed, Mohammad Reza
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - A 40-year-old woman presented with an extensive anterior myocardial infarction. After initial thrombolytic therapy, coronary angiography was performed a few days later revealing normal coronaries with severe left ventricular dysfunction secondary to anterior wall akinesia. Echocardiography showed severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient had a history of long-term oral contraceptive consumption. A paradoxical embolus into the left coronary artery via a large PFO was suspected and was successfully treated with PFO closure.
AB - A 40-year-old woman presented with an extensive anterior myocardial infarction. After initial thrombolytic therapy, coronary angiography was performed a few days later revealing normal coronaries with severe left ventricular dysfunction secondary to anterior wall akinesia. Echocardiography showed severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient had a history of long-term oral contraceptive consumption. A paradoxical embolus into the left coronary artery via a large PFO was suspected and was successfully treated with PFO closure.
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U2 - 10.15420/ahhj.2011.9.2.122
DO - 10.15420/ahhj.2011.9.2.122
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019273293
SN - 1541-9215
VL - 9
SP - 122
EP - 124
JO - American Heart Hospital Journal
JF - American Heart Hospital Journal
IS - 2
ER -