Abstract

FUENTES-MOLINA, Edgar  and  ULATE RETANA, Andrés. Myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism in a patient with mitral stenosis. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.1, pp.13-15. ISSN 1409-4142.

Coronary embolism is recognized as a cause, although unfrequent, of myocardial infarction. It is reported the case of patient with mitral stenosis not identified previously, that presents with a myocardial infarction, in which it is documented the presence of embolus in the right coronary artery.

Keywords : Myocardial infarction; coronary embolism; mitral stenosis.

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