Acute myocardial infarction and acute stroke: between a rock and a hard place

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 1:180:214-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.101. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Authors

Vassilios Vassiliou¹, Bushra Rana², Martin Goddard³, Denise Braganza²

Affiliations

¹ CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. Electronic address: v.vassiliou@rbht.nhs.uk.
² Department of Cardiology, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, CB23 3RE, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Pathology, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, CB23 3RE, United Kingdom.

PMID: 25463368
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.101

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Stroke; Thrombus embolization; Ulcerated plaque.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / etiology*
Thrombosis / complications*
Thrombosis / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed