Article
Native Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Case Rep Cardiol
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-3-2019
Disciplines
Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction due to a coronary embolic event can occur as a complication of infective endocarditis in up to 2.9% of cases and can frequently be the presenting symptom. A 35-year-old female presented with 4 hours of typical chest pain and was found to have ST elevations in inferior leads as well as an elevated serum Troponin I of 8.29 ng/ml (normal:
Citation Information
Mumtaz Zaman, Richard Loynd and Anthony Donato. "Native Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction." Case Rep Cardiol Vol. 2019 (2019) p. 1 - 6 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anthony-donato/22/