A case series of prosthetic heart valve thrombosis-derived coronary embolism

• Main Authors: Süleyman Karakoyun (Author), Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy (Author), Macit Kalçık (Author), Mahmut Yesin (Author), Mehmet Özkan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Coronary thromboembolism is a rare cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The information regarding ACS in patients with prosthetic heart valves is scarce and based mainly on case reports. Although plaque rupture is the most common cause of acute myocardial infarction, coronary embolism (CE) is no...