Native aortic valve thrombosis: an unusual cause of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Dong Cheul Han; Jeong Su Kim; Sang Kwon Lee; Ki Seuk Choo; Kyung Un Choi; Kook Jin Chun; Young Hyun Park

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2013.01.001

Native aortic valve thrombosis: an unusual cause of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2013 May-Jun;22(3):e23-6. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.01.001. Epub 2013 Jan 30.

Authors

Dong Cheul Han¹, Jeong Su Kim, Sang Kwon Lee, Ki Seuk Choo, Kyung Un Choi, Kook Jin Chun, Young Hyun Park

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.

PMID: 23375581
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.01.001

Abstract

Coronary artery embolism is an infrequent cause of acute myocardial infarction. In addition, native aortic valve thrombosis is a very rare condition. We report a case of native valve thrombosis causing acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in healthy middle-aged man who has no established cardiovascular risk factor. We diagnosed native aortic valve thrombosis using various imaging techniques and confirmed our diagnosis histopathologically after surgical operation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / pathology
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Thrombosis / complications*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electroencephalography
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases / complications*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed