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Paradoxical coronary artery embolism causing acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with factor V Leiden thrombophillia.
The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - 1 Jan 2012
Croft A P, Khan J N, Chittari M V, Varma C
Abstract excerpt
Paradoxical coronary artery embolism is a rare but under-diagnosed cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and requires a high level of clinical suspicion to make an early diagnosis. We describe the case of a young woman who presented with a severe cough and chest pain who was subsequently found to have a paradoxical embolus in the right coronary artery. Echocardiography showed a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and...
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