Spontaneous plaque rupture and thrombus formation in the left main coronary artery documented by intravascular ultrasound

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Apr;40(4):358-60. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199704)40:4<358::aid-ccd7>3.0.co;2-8.

Abstract

This case documents the finding of a spontaneous plaque rupture with thrombus formation in the left main coronary artery of a patient who presented with an infarction of the circumflex artery. This serendipitous observation supports the hypothesis that spontaneous plaque ruptures occur sporadically and do not necessarily lead to occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / etiology
  • Coronary Thrombosis / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
  • Thrombectomy
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*