Acute coronary syndrome of the left main coronary artery caused by a huge floating thrombus in the ascending aorta: a case report of intravascular ultrasound effectiveness.
Hiroya TakafujiTatsuya NakamaKazuhiro AsanoKotaro ObunaiPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
This rare case of LMCA-ACS caused by a thrombus in the ascending aorta was confirmed by IVUS, which can be a useful imaging tool for diagnosing morphological abnormalities during emergencies.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- rare case
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- antiplatelet therapy
- high resolution
- randomized controlled trial
- pulmonary hypertension
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- systematic review
- aortic dissection
- coronary artery disease
- aortic valve
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- fluorescence imaging