Paradoxical Embolism in Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Congenital Heart Disease

We present a case of a young male with severe pulmonary stenosis, hypoplastic right ventricle, and atrial septal defect. Acute embolic myocardial infarction, followed by cardiac arrest, occurred during hospitalization after Glenn operation. The therapeutic challenges are discussed. Insufficient anti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jamiel, Abdelrahman, Alsaileek, Ahmed, Ayoub, Kamal, Omran, Ahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23181181
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.102156
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Sumario:We present a case of a young male with severe pulmonary stenosis, hypoplastic right ventricle, and atrial septal defect. Acute embolic myocardial infarction, followed by cardiac arrest, occurred during hospitalization after Glenn operation. The therapeutic challenges are discussed. Insufficient anticoagulation therapy during the postoperative period was a possible contributing factor leading to embolic myocardial infarction.

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