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Int J Angiol 2005; 14(2): 94-96
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-005-2035-9
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Left main myocardial infarction in a healthy young male—A case report

Nazim Uddin Azam Khan, Assad Movahed, Pabitra Kumar Saha, Jaffar Ali Raza, Jaafer Golzar, J. Mark Williams, Rony L. Shammas
  • Division of Cardiology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
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27 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Acute left main coronary artery occlusion is a catastrophic and mostly fatal event. Patients may present with sudden death or cardiogenic shock. Intra-aortic balloon pump support and emergency revascularization is indicated to preserve the left ventricular function. We describe a case of left main thrombus in a health 24-year-old young male with no risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis.

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