Aspiration thrombectomy in a case of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary emboli in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and mural thrombus

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to embolic phenomenon in the setting of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and left ventricular mural thrombus is a rare occurrence. There have been two known cases described in medical literature. We present a unique case in which catheter-based aspiration thrombecto...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman Abdulbaki, Cyrus Kocherla, Kalgi Modi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2016-02-01
Series:Heart International
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Online Access:http://www.heart-int.com/article/c0c9d6ef-fd59-48c7-aafe-4f869868aff2