Acute myocardial infarction caused by left atrial myxoma: Role of intracoronary catheter aspiration

Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by left atrial myxoma is very rare. Catheter-based approaches or thrombolytic therapy are mostly the first step in the management of STEMI with less time delay. We report a case of acute anterior/lateral STEMI caused by a left atrial my...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Al-Fakhouri, Muhammad Janjua, Michele DeGregori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303535