Coronary embolism causing acute myocardial infarction. Review of the literature

Małgorzata Zachura; Łukasz Piątek; Jacek Kurzawski; Marianna Janion

doi:10.5114/ms.2016.61102

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Review paper

Coronary embolism causing acute myocardial infarction. Review of the literature

Małgorzata Zachura

¹

,

Łukasz Piątek

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,

Jacek Kurzawski

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,

Marianna Janion

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2nd Department of Cardiology, Świętokrzyskie Cardiology Centre, Kielce, Poland

Department of Internal Diseases, Cardiology and Medicine Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Obstetrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland

Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 2016; 32 (2): 131–135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2016.61102

Online publish date: 2016/07/11

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Coronary artery embolism (CE) should be considered as a nonatherosclerotic cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), especially in patients with conditions favouring the formation of intracardiac thrombi. The main aetiologies of CE have changed in recent decades. Currently, atrial fibrillation is the most common cause. Most studies on CE infarcts are case reports with small numbers of patients. There are still no clear guidelines for the management in embolic myocardial infarction. Depending on the aetiology, the treatment needs to be tailored individually. As long-term outcomes indicate, patients with CE causing AMI are at high-risk and therefore require close follow-up.

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Coronary embolism causing acute myocardial infarction. Review of the literature

Małgorzata Zachura 1 , Łukasz Piątek 1 , Jacek Kurzawski 1 , Marianna Janion 1, 2

cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery embolism, valve prosthesis

Małgorzata Zachura

¹

,

Łukasz Piątek

¹

,

Jacek Kurzawski

¹

,

Marianna Janion

^{1, 2}