Abstract
A 27-year-old man had recurrent myocardial infarction found to be due to coronary embolism to the left main coronary artery with downstream embolization. The presumed etiology of thromboembolism was idiopathic cardiomyopathy. A unique method of treatment with Fogarty catheter retrieval was used.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Angioplasty, Balloon*
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Disease / therapy*
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Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
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Electrocardiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Myocardial Contraction
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
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Recurrence