Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Metastatic Melanoma Tumor Embolization

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Dec 4;29(23):102793. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102793.

Abstract

Embolic myocardial infarction (MI) due to malignancy is a rare clinical entity defined by embolization of cancerous tissue to the coronary arteries. We present the case of a 49-year-old man presenting with an anterolateral MI in the setting of metastatic melanoma tumor embolization.

Keywords: coronary interventions; immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis; intravascular ultrasound; melanoma; myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports