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Acute myocardial infarction with occlusion of all three main epicardial coronary arteries: when Mother Nature takes care more than physicians

Authors: Daniel E. Monopoli, Luigi Politi, Fabio Sgura, Rosario Rossi, Maria G. Modena, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi

Published in: Heart and Vessels | Issue 2/2011

Abstract

Double-arterial coronary stent thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an infrequent but severe complication, especially when the third main coronary artery is chronically occluded. The conus artery (CA) can serve as a major source of collateral when the left anterior descendent coronary artery (LAD) becomes obstructed. We report a case of a 48-year-old man presenting with AMI due to a very late double-arterial stent thrombosis (ST) following drug-eluting stent implantation and a chronic occlusion of LAD collateralized by a large anomalous CA, which provided for the entire vascularization of the coronary tree.

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Title: Acute myocardial infarction with occlusion of all three main epicardial coronary arteries: when Mother Nature takes care more than physicians
Authors: Daniel E. Monopoli
Luigi Politi
Fabio Sgura
Rosario Rossi
Maria G. Modena
Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi
Publication date: 01-03-2011
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Heart and Vessels / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0910-8327
Electronic ISSN: 1615-2573
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-010-0011-6

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