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Myocardial Infarction by Percutaneous Embolization Coil Deployment in a Swine Model
Published on: November 4, 2021
Acute myocardial infarction in a 15-year old secondary to myxomatous embolisation
Hugh M van Gelder1, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Jorge McCormack
1Cardiac Surgical Associates, Department of Cardiovascular Services, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children's Hospital, University of South Florida School of Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA. HvanGelder@heartsurgery-csa.com
Abstract:
We present a 15-year-old white male who presented with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to embolisation of tissue from a left atrial myxoma. He successfully underwent resection of the myxoma, and embolectomy of the fragments of tumour lodged in the coronary artery.
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