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A Modified Simple Method for Induction of Myocardial Infarction in Mice
Published on: December 3, 2021
An uncommon cause of myocardial infarction
Govind Srinivasan1, Seif El-Jack, Colin Edwards
1Cardiovascular Division, North Shore Hospital,Waitemata Health, Auckland, New Zealand. drgsrini@gmail.com
Abstract:
A 73 year-old lady with hypertension and chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) developed chest pain followed by ventricular fibrillation (VF) cardiac arrest. Her electrocardiogram post-cardioversion revealed inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Her coronary arteries were angiographically normal. Contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance(CE-CMR) demonstrated both an inferior subendocardial infarction and left atrial (LA) appendage thrombus suggesting cardioembolism as the most likely cause of her presentation.
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