Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Distal Embolization From a Proximal Ruptured Plaque.

ABSTRACT: Generally, in acute myocardial infarction, the plaque rupture site is around the occluded site. In this case, coronary angioscopy effectively detected a rupture at a nonstenotic lesion, and the consequent thrombotic occlusion may lead to acute myocardial infarction apart from rupture. Aspirated plaques contained atheromatous materials, cholesterol crystals, and fibrin. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Komatsu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8301512 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature