1. Left main myocardial infarction in a healthy young male—A case report
- Author
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Jaffar Ali Raza, Rony L. Shammas, Pabitra K. Saha, J.Mark Williams, Assad Movahed, Jaafer Golzar, and Nazim Uddin Azam Khan
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cardiogenic shock ,Revascularization ,medicine.disease ,Sudden death ,Internal medicine ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Myocardial infarction ,Thrombus ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Young male ,Coronary atherosclerosis ,Angiology - Abstract
Acute left main coronary artery occlusion is a catastrophic and mostly fatal event. Patients may present with sudden death or cardiogenic shock. Intra-aortic balloon pump support and emergency revascularization is indicated to preserve the left ventricular function. We describe a case of left main thrombus in a health 24-year-old young male with no risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis.
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- 2011