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Paradoxical coronary embolism causing non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of pulmonary embolism.
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Oct 2004
Haghi D, Sueselbeck T, Papavassiliu T, Haase K K, Borggrefe M
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We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman who simultaneously suffered a pulmonary embolism and a myocardial infarction due to paradoxical coronary artery embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography with injection of agitated hydroxyethyl starch revealed a patent foramen ovale. Thrombophlebistis of the left saphenous vein with extension of thrombus into the femoral vein could be identified as the source of...
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