Aortic thrombus causing myocardial infarction after recreational MDMA use

Aneurysm of the left aortic sinus causing acute myocardial infarction

A 30-year-old female had an acute myocardial infarction complicated by congestive heart failure. Angiography demonstrated an aneurysm in the area of the left aortic sinus. The aneurysm compressed and displaced the main trunk of the left coronary artery and the proximal portion of the left anterior descending artery. This aneurysm was considered to be the cause of the infarction. Aortic valve re...

Outcomes 1 year after thrombus aspiration for myocardial infarction.

BACKGROUND Routine intracoronary thrombus aspiration before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been proved to reduce short-term mortality. We evaluated clinical outcomes at 1 year after thrombus aspiration. METHODS We randomly assigned 7244 patients with STEMI to undergo manual thrombus aspiration follow...

Left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in western society. Mortality from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has decreased since the introduction of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which has proved to be superior to thrombolytic therapy by demonstrating lower mortality rates and reduced clinical adverse events. Nevertheless, postinfarct complications still le...

Left Ventricular Thrombus in Anterior Acute Myocardial Infarction After Thrombolysis

Background. Streptokinase reduces the incidence of left ventricular thrombosis after acute myocardial infarction. However, it is unknown whether a similar effect can be obtained with different thrombolytic agents and whether subcutaneous calcium heparin can have an additional efficacy. Methods and Results. To compare the effects of two different thrombolytic agents combined or not with heparin ...

Acute anterior myocardial infarction after “Bonzai” use