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Acute myocardial infarction probably caused by paradoxical embolus in a pregnant woman.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Mar 2004
Agostoni P, Gasparini G, Destro G
Abstract excerpt
A 19 year old pregnant woman presented to the coronary care unit with an acute anterior myocardial infarction. She was treated with primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Ultrasound examination showed patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm. The patient was a heterozygote carrier of factor V Leiden. Despite the lack of a clear...
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