ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS A DEVASTATING OUTCOME

Authors

  • Muhammad Furrakh Maqbool
  • Khalil Iqbal
  • Ahmed Noeman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v50i1.1221

Abstract

Systemic embolization is a common complication of infective endocarditis withreported incidence of 45-60% but in comparison to systemic, coronaryembolization is a rare and fatal complication. Identifying non-atheroscleroticcauses of myocardial infarction, this can have consequences on short and longterm management of disease. We report case of a 29 years old male sufferingfrom infective endocarditis presented with ST elevation myocardial infarction.

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Maqbool MF, Iqbal K, Noeman A. ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS A DEVASTATING OUTCOME. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2017Jun.16 [cited 2024Nov.24];50(1). Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/1221

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 1 (2017): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Case Reports

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