ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Unusual Presentation of Infective Endocarditis.
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SUBMITTER: Regmi N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516448 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Sep
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ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Unusual Presentation of Infective Endocarditis.
Regmi Nirajan N Pandey Samiksha S Neupane Saroj S
Journal of cardiovascular echography 20170701 3
Acute coronary syndrome is an uncommon complication in patients with infective endocarditis, either in the acute phase of infection or later in the course. We describe a case of unusual presentation of infective endocarditis as ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to coronary embolization from mitral valve endocarditis. ...[more]
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