Concomitant acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary embolism caused by paradoxical embolism: a case report.
Weiwei ChenZhixi YuSiming LiKenji WagatsumaBeibei DuPing YangPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
PDE via PFO is a rare etiology of AMI, especially in patients with concomitant AMI and PE. Clinicians should be vigilant of this possibility and close the inter-atrial channel for secondary prevention.
Keyphrases
- acute myocardial infarction
- pulmonary embolism
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- inferior vena cava
- liver failure
- left ventricular
- respiratory failure
- atrial fibrillation
- palliative care
- left atrial
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- intensive care unit
- catheter ablation
- mitral valve