A rare cause of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: case report of native aortic valve thrombosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One to 13% of all patients with the clinical diagnosis of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) show no evidence of significant obstructive coronary artery disease on angiography. Less common causes should be considered in those situations. A very rare cause of ACS is native aortic valve thrombosis.

Case summary

A 69-year-old previously healthy woman presented with acute chest pain. The electrocardiogram showed an anterolateral ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). She was immediately transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Shortly after arriving in hospital her condition deteriorated, with development of cardiogenic shock necessitating cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A coronary angiogram was performed during resuscitation that did not reveal a

SUBMITTER: Beekman-van Solkema G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047074 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature