Hyperacute synchronous cardiocerebral infarction in a patient with new-onset atrial fibrillation: a case of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries

Future Cardiol. 2023 May;19(6):313-322. doi: 10.2217/fca-2022-0136. Epub 2023 Jul 14.

Abstract

Hyperacute synchronous cardiocerebral infarction (CCI) is an extremely rare condition with an incidence of 0.009%. In the acute stage of ischemic stroke, there is a high prevalence of ECG abnormalities. Prolonged QTc, atrial fibrillation (AF) and ECG changes indicative of ischemic heart disease, such as Q waves, ST depression, and T wave inversion, were the most prevalent changes. There are three types of simultaneous CCI: cardiac conditions that cause cerebral infarction, cerebral infarction caused by cardiac conditions, and (c) dysregulation of the brain-heart axis or cerebral infarction causing myocardial infarction. Herein, we present a case of hyperacute synchronous CCI in an elderly patient with new-onset AF and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA).

Keywords: MINOCA; atrial fibrillation; cardiocerebral infarction; case report; myocardial infarction; stroke.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / complications
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Coronary Angiography / adverse effects
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • MINOCA
  • Myocardial Infarction* / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction* / etiology
  • Risk Factors